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Chelsea are theoretically facing budget travel and accommodation for their Champions League clash against Lille on March 16.

The club's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government on Thursday morning following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month.

The Russian oligarch's assets have been frozen, with Chelsea receiving a restrictive sporting licence from Boris Johnson's cabinet.

Chelsea are only allowed to spend £20,000 on travel for away games, which is believed to be much less than the club usually spends.

It's believed there is some flexibility around the limit for European games, although it's unclear how much the government are willing to concede.

According to Hugo Scheckter - the founder of Player Care, a support service for footballers - away day travel for a Premier League fixture costs around £30,000.

Clubs must cover the costs of travel - usually a flight - security, food and hotels. The travelling party will include a squad of at least 20, plus coaching staff and administrators.

"Going abroad, don’t see how they can do anything other than either commercial flights or drive their bus & significant drop in standard of hotel," tweeted Scheckter. "[It] will make a big impact... and even £30,000 is a bit conservative."

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