Tuchel refuses to ‘make a drama’ despite Chelsea’s shock loss to Brentford

Thomas Tuchel said he will not create a drama after Chelsea’s buildup for their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid was rocked by a shock 4-1 defeat to Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

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On a day that supporters protested against the Ricketts family’s bid to buy the club from Roman Abramovich, Tuchel’s side were wretched against their lowly neighbours. Chelsea fell apart after going ahead through Antonio Rüdiger and will need to improve when they host Madrid on Wednesday.

However, Tuchel insisted that Chelsea did not have an eye on the first leg of their tie against the La Liga side and the manager was willing to view his side’s implosion against a rampant Brentford as a one-off. “After so many wins and so many good results, I will now refuse to make a drama out of it,” he said.

“Why should we? Brentford made a lot of the 10 minutes we gave them. After the third goal we had a disallowed goal, a pressing situation against the goalkeeper and another big chance from Kai Havertz. We missed all three and there was a feeling that it wasn’t our day. So it’s a mixture of everything.

“We will dig in and try to find out why it was like this. There are some reasons which we can put on us and we will digest it. It’s hard to take because it’s very unusual for us. We will refocus on Monday.”

Tuchel rejected suggestions that Chelsea were thinking about facing Madrid, arguing instead that his players were weary after the international break. “Maybe if we lost 1-0 or 2-0, or starting too late,” he said. “But this was not the case. We struggled in the beginning but I felt [we] more tired mentally.

“Yesterday, we were wearing gloves and it was