Chelsea are back in FA Cup action today when they face Championship side Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in the quarter-finals. Thomas Tuchel will be hoping his side can do all they can on the pitch, despite distractions over the future of the club off it.
After sanctions were placed on owner Roman Abramovich by the UK Government, the Blues were given a special licence to operate under, impacting their usual day-to-day business. This included matters such as the cost of travelling away, however Tuchel did confirm that arrangements have been made to travel by plane to Teesside.
The development was something that pleased the German coach, who claimed it would help with recovery for some of his players: “So it's organised that we can travel by plane, which is very, very good because as you know, we had the last match [versus Lille] with only two days in between to rest, and it's very important to minimise the time of travel and maximise the time for recovery to reduce the risk of injury.”
