Triple injury boost, Jorginho surprise – 3 things spotted as Chelsea stars return to training

After a week-long break for those members of the Chelsea squad not selected for international duty, it was back to work at Cobham today as the preparations for Saturday's Premier League clash against Stamford Bridge against Brentford began.

The visit of the Bees will be the first of six games in April for Thomas Tuchel's side. And it is certainly not an easy fixture list as Chelsea attempt to reach the FA Cup final, the Champions League semi-finals, and cement third place in the Premier League amid a late challenge from Arsenal.

Yet Tuchel, his staff, and Chelsea's players have proved they are up for the fight. The Blues have won 12 of their last 13 matches across all competitions and the last six of those wins have been secured amid owner Roman Abramovich putting the club up for sale and being sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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"We had to find a certain level of accepting the situation and refocusing on what we can influence: our performance," Tuchel said prior to the international break.

"The good thing is from day one I found a very ambitious club and a huge staff that is determined to push the players to the maximum level of performance.

"This includes focus, respectful behaviour. It includes an attitude of a team spirit that is needed. These are the things that we rely on now and trust. It's impressive because they do exactly this and we try to support them to keep on going."

Tuchel will need to lean on the majority of his first-team squad in the weeks ahead. And fortunately, Chelsea's injury concerns have eased during the international break. And it is there that