Fenerbahce 2-1 ChelseaSpeaking after the 2-1 defeat in Istanbul, the two Blues said they were disappointed in the result but still had faith that Chelsea could learn from the experience and secure the win needed next week.
'It's a very disappointing result, but I believe we can still go through after the next game,' said Drogba.
'But the result is not a good result for us so we will want to work on it and see what didn't work against Fenerbahçe,' added the Ivorian.
'We are disappointed, because we had a big chance to win and we had the game taken out of our hands,' explained Ballack.
'In the first half we controlled the game but we gave them a chance to come back and we are very disappointed. We played well in the first half and then it wasn't so good.
'We had two good chances made for Didier to score the second goal but we were not concentrated enough, but we will have another go next week,' added the German.
As Chelsea failed to snatch our chances on goal, Fenerbahçe came back when substitute Colin Kazim-Richards broke through the offside trap to knock the ball beyond Carlo Cudicini, levelling the scores in the process.
'He gave them what they wanted, so lucky for them they scored,' said Drogba about his Turkish counterpart.
After that, with the home fans boisterously declaring their support for the Turkish side, Fenerbahçe went on to secure the win when Deivids made up from his earlier own-goal by scoring a wonder goal.
'It is our fault we gave it up. But it was a good game,' said Ballack.
'We controlled the first half but then a long ball changed the game and a shot from 25 metres, and so we have to wait and see in the re-match.
'We are strong enough at home but we have to concentrate.
'Fenerbahçe are a strong team even after the 1-0. They play seven or eight players up front.
'They can score away from home, so we will have to concentrate, but everything is in our hands and I am looking forward to next week,' added the number 13.
It isn't only Drogba and Ballack who are remaining positive about next week's match, Cudicini is also upbeat about hosting Fenerbahçe, although he also understands what will need to be done if we are to win the fixture.
'Sometimes you need to close the game and it can happen like it has happened this season, where the opposition get the chance and they score,' said the keeper.
'It happened against Fenerbaçhe and then of course with the supporters and the atmosphere we conceded the second one which of course makes things complicated.
'But we have shown today that we have everything to play for like we did in the first half, so we are confident and I think we can beat them at the Bridge,' he added.
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