Amid the backdrop of Roman Abramovich being sanctioned by the UK government, Chelsea being for sale, and the club requesting Saturday's FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough is played behind closed doors after being unable to sell tickets, Thomas Tuchel and his players hit the training pitches at Cobham this afternoon.
Preparing for tomorrow's Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Lille was the focus. However, only those within the squad truly know if that is possible given all the current off-field distractions.
The show goes on, however. And tomorrow Chelsea will hope to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and continue their attempt to defend the European Cup they claimed last May.
