Chelsea have little time to dwell on defeat to Real Madrid, with Southampton awaiting in less than 48 hours. The Blues' relentless schedule continues as they try to overcome the consecutive losses they have suffered at Stamford Bridge in their previous two matches.
The international break appears to have halted the momentum of Thomas Tuchel's side who were in fine form throughout February and March but now have it all to do to reestablish their confidence. The German coach is at a loss to explain the deficiencies in some aspects of Chelsea's April performances so far.
Following the Champions League first leg he said: "If we have the same talk five days ago, we will still speak about the same defensive performance. In five days, it is seven goals conceded and we didn't change anything: not from the approach, line ups, or the system. I don't think there's a deeper reason for it. It is alarming. In two games, seven goals, but nothing has changed."
