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Thomas Tuchel probably could have done without this international break – strictly from a playing perspective.

For all the off-field drama surrounding Chelsea, it has been smooth running on the pitch, with the European champions discovering some of their best form of the season.

Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final victory against Middlesbrough made it 12 wins from their last 13 games in all competitions, so it would be understandable if Tuchel wanted to keep that run going uninterrupted.

Still, this is the chance of a breather after he and his players have had to cope with the type of issues they could never have imagined following the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich.

And for Tuchel, it is the opportunity to get his team ready for the final stretch of the campaign.

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