A downcast Thomas Tuchel declared Chelsea’s position in the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid to be irretrievable after their 3-1 first-leg defeat at Stamford Bridge and described his team’s slump in form as “alarming”.
Chelsea must produce a significant turnaround at the Bernabéu next Tuesday if they are to hold hope of retaining the trophy and Tuchel poured cold water on their hopes of doing so, saying he could not explain an atrocious five days during which they also lost 4-1 at home against Brentford.
