Chelsea face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tonight with the Blues looking to bounce back immediately from a humbling 4-1 defeat to local rivals Brentford.
Thomas Tuchel has done a brilliant job keeping his team focused while situations away from the pitch continue dominate the headlines. Roman Abramovich's attempts to sell the club are currently ongoing but appear close to a conclusion by the end of the month with a new owner.
Chelsea have made it to the final of the Carabao Cup and the semi-finals of the FA Cup despite the on-going off-field drama. Although it remains to be seen whether Saturday's display was a mere blip or something more worrying.
