'Thanks for ruining my evening!' Tuchel told of new Chelsea sanctions

Just when Thomas Tuchel takes one big step forward on the pitch with Chelsea the turmoil around the club bites again.

No sooner had his side clinched a 4-1 aggregate victory against Lille last night in the Champion's League, Tuchel was told by a Sky Sports reporter about UEFA's plan to ban Chelsea fans from attending the quarter final at Stamford Bridge due to new EU sanctions on Roman Abramovich.

"Thanks for ruining my evening," Tuchel replied with a smile on his face, he was clearly hearing the news for the first time.

"I was in such a good mood," he joked.

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Around 2,600 Chelsea fans travelled to northern France to see Tuchel's side carry on winning despite the unprecedented restrictions the club is now under from both the UK government and now the European Union.

Both have clearly laid out Roman Abramovich's close ties to President Putin as the reasons for placing the club into such special measures.

Everyone at Chelsea is learning to operate under their special licence that simply allows the football club to function - not to make money from things like ticket or merchandise sales.

Fans divided over restrictions

While many fans have voiced their anger about the punishments and defiantly chanted Abramovich's name in the stands there are also fans who do accept them.

In one of the bars in central Lille, Chelsea fan Harry told Sky News: "I personally don't have a problem with the sanctions, I think they're the right thing to do in this moment, I hope it becomes a wider look at how the government look at money coming into England."

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