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After an insane second half at Stamford Bridge, Thomas Tuchel insisted there was no time for “crazy stuff” before Real Madrid come visiting on Wednesday.

Yet it is difficult to imagine how much more surreal this season can get for the world and European champions.

A bizarre afternoon which began with a fan protest against potential new owners ended with shambolic Chelsea making Brentford look like nailed-on Champions League winners.

And if Christian Eriksen, Bryan Mbeumo and Vitaly Janelt can run riot in SW6, what will Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr do in a major European quarter-final?

This was no fluke. Not only were Thomas Frank’s team fresher and more motivated, they had the standout individuals too.

Eriksen took his new team-mates to a different level while leaving the pedestrian Chelsea midfield behind. And Ivan Toney looked to be twice the value of £70million Kai Havertz or £97m sub Romelu Lukaku. It was a gutless display from a club without a soul.

This defeat ended a run of six six consecutive wins since Chelsea were put up for sale by oligarch Roman Abramovich.

But the Blues have prior form for such shock reversals after an international break. Nearly a year to the day, Sam Allardyce’s West Brom won 5-2 in West London before Chelsea went to Porto and won 2-0 the