Brentford manager Thomas Frank believes his side will be all the better for Wednesday's Carabao Cup run-out against Chelsea, even though they lost.
The Bees' hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the competition were dashed as they conceded twice in the last 10 minutes to go down 2-0 to Thomas Tuchel's side at the Brentford Community Stadium.
After two Premier League postponements for coronavirus-related reasons, however, Frank was simply happy to be back in action.
'I think the game was very important for us to get up to speed,' said the Dane, whose side travel to Brighton on Boxing Day.