Tuchel makes brutal Chesea admission but won't allow new owner excuse for Real Madrid loss

Thomas Tuchel refused to allow talk of Chelsea's takeover to be a reason for their consecutive defeats to Brentford and Real Madrid as the Blues struggle to get up to speed having returned from the international break.

The Blues fell to a 3-1 defeat thanks to Karim Benzema's hat-trick but were unable to truly exert their will on the game, with Los Blancos cutting through the midfield with ease in the opening half. Edouard Mendy's poor pass to Antonio Rudiger, which Benzema was able to latch onto, sealed Chelsea's fate early in the second half, leaving Tuchel's side a stern task in Madrid next week.

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The German coach had a simple assessment of his team's performance in the first-leg of the Champions League quarter-final. He said: "With this kind of performance, the tie is over."

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Ahead of the international break, Chelsea maintained good form despite plenty of disruption behind the scenes. The Club World Cup champions won 12 of 13 matches before their stars took off with their