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There have been very few occasions during his time as Chelsea head coach that Thomas Tuchel has been genuinely angered by a performance. But last night, after his side's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, he was more frustrated, more irritated, more annoyed than in any of his previous post-match press conferences. And there have been plenty over the past 14 months.

"We were so far off our level in absolutely everything the game demands," the German said. "We can't expect a result from this kind of performance. It's on all of us. I'm included in this. Like I said, individually, we lost shape and challenges. Obviously, since the international break, we don't look the same, and I don't really have an explanation as we were on a long winning streak and were very competitive. The first half was not good enough by far."

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Chelsea launched a high press in the early stages of the game, but it lacked coordination. And as soon as Real Madrid broke through the first wave, led by Kai Havertz, there were huge gaps for the likes of Luka Modric, Federico Valverde and Karim Benzema to exploit. They did so ruthlessly.

Vinicius Junior rattled the crossbar. It was a warning shot, something to be heeded. Chelsea didn't, and the defensive vulnerability that suddenly emerged against Brentford at the weekend was soon punished by Benzema, who planted an expertly-placed header beyond Edouard Mendy, having escaped the attention of the Blues' defenders.

Tuchel opted to select Andreas Christensen on the right of the Chelsea back three, but the Dane lasted just 45 minutes. With little protection offered by Reece James – who was urged to push up the pitch –