Chelsea will face a nightmare run of fixtures in October and the start of November that will make or break their season. The World Cup being in Qatar in the winter this year has thrown the fixture schedule into chaos, with domestic league taking a month-long break between November and December.
Not only are there Premier League fixtures to think about, but there are also the European competitions, with the Blues, and everyone else, having to get through the Champions League group stages before the World Cup begins. And the full extent of the fixture nightmare has been laid bare after the Champions League fixtures were announced.
Chelsea were drawn in Group G in Thursday's draw in Istanbul, alongside AC Milan, Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb. That means there is only one long trip for Thomas Tuchel's side, which is a blessing considering the number of matches the side will have to play.
