Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel praised his players for remaining focused amid the uncertainty about the club's future after they progressed Wednesday to the Champions League quarter-finals, where he said they would be "the team nobody wants to play".
Catch up with highlights and reactions from the Champions League as Chelsea sealed their place in the quarter-finals after clinching a 2-1 win over Lille in the return leg at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to seal a place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday as a Cesar Azpilicueta goal clinched a 2-1 win at Lille in the second leg of their last-16 tie, and a 4-1 aggregate victory.
Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea will not make "excuses" despite severe restrictions placed on the club as a result of UK sanctions targeting Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
Another action-packed weekend in the Premier League has offered up several talking points as Chelsea put aside their distractions to beat Newcastle United and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant hat-trick to down Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea's technical and performance advisor Petr Cech said the club are having to live "day-by-day" in the wake of sweeping economic sanctions placed on owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government.
Catch up with all the highlights and reaction from Sunday’s action in the Premier League where Chelsea and Arsenal strengthened their bids for a top 4 spot with wins over Newcastle United and Leicester City respectively.
Kai Havertz eased Chelsea's gloom over Roman Abramovich's sanctions as his late goal sealed a 1-0 win against Newcastle in the first home game since the Blues were plunged into crisis by the damaging restrictions.
Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a Chelsea director by the Premier League board, while Hyundai became the latest major sponsor to suspend their deal with the troubled club after the British government sanctioned the Russian billionaire.
Chelsea have had several accounts and credit cards suspended temporarily following sanctions imposed on club owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government, British media reported Friday.