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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel believes his side could be at an 'disadvantage' for their Champions League Quarter-final tie against Real Madrid due to lack of fans being able to support the team.

These concerns have been amplified in recent days with the EU's decision to sanction Roman Abramovich, meaning the Lille away trip could be the last European adventure for a fanbase who has been left in limbo during these turbulent times.

The Blues boss had said in a previous interview after Lille that he didn't have a preference as to who his side were drawn against as he wants the opposition - in this case, Carlo Ancelotti's side - to view his outfit as one that 'nobody would want to play against.'

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"I want us to be the team nobody wants to play. This is the role we see ourselves in this round of eight. It's a big step to do it again, again, and again. We fight for the top four places in the toughest league maybe in the world right now and we fight in the last eight again [in the Champions League]," Tuchel