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Chelsea respond to Tuchel blast but Real mission still 'difficult'
Tuchel read the riot act to his players in a crisis meeting last Thursday as he tried to shake them out of an alarming slump that saw Real win 3-1 in the...
Tuchel publicly criticised Chelsea's underachieving players following Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Thomas Tuchel publicly criticised Chelsea's underachieving players following Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Tuchel's side made a winning return to Premier League action after securing the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi last weekend.
The 33-year-old Lewandowski, who set a Bundesliga goal record last season, won the trophy for the second time, edging Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Egyptian Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.
In an interview with Sky Italy, recorded in mid-December but only aired last week, Romelu Lukaku revealed he would like to return to Inter in the near future.
The 'surprised' Chelsea boss said he would sit down with the 28-year-old to discuss the issues but did not see any evidence that his player was unhappy.
Chelsea were left eight points behind leaders Manchester City after Danny Welbeck's injury-time header saw Brighton grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday after Romelu Lukaku had put the Blues ahead.
Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, was in London to host Israeli president Isaac Herzog at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and may stay on to see Chelsea at home against Italian giants Juventus on Tuesday.
Lukaku enlivened an otherwise flat performance with the only goal to beat Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 on Tuesday to get the Blues' defence of their European crown off to a winning start.
The Blues begin their Champions League campaign at home to Zenit Saint Petersburg on Tuesday after making a bright start to the Premier League season.
Romelu Lukaku rejoined the Blues on Thursday costing a reported fee of £97 million ($135 million) from Inter Milan.
The German joined in January with the Blues languishing in ninth in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola's City are seeking their first Champions League title on Saturday while Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea are aiming to become European champions for the second time in their history.
The 8,000 crowd saw the Blues keep a place in next season's Champions League in their own hands thanks to second-half goals from Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho.
Tuchel's side missed a chance to climb above Leicester into third place as Emile Smith Rowe bagged the first half winner at Stamford Bridge.
In a story of his first season at Chelsea, Timo Werner missed a glorious chance to put his side in front early as the outstretched leg of Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois denied his old club.
Brendan Rodgers' side can look forward to meeting Southampton in their first FA Cup semi-final since 1982 thanks to Iheanacho's predatory finishing at the King Power Stadium.
With Liverpool also still alive, England have three representatives in the draw, yet Bayern - with 18 wins and one draw in 19 Champions League games since the start of last season - remain the team to beat.