Tuchel seeks chaos not control for Chelsea to attempt Madrid comeback

Chelsea must impose their physicality at the Bernabeu after Real Madrid were allowed to dictate pace of game in the first leg

"If you need to win with a minimum of two goals it makes it almost impossible, says Thomas Tuchel of the task facing Chelsea in Madrid. 

"It is one of the biggest challenges to perform as the away team at the Bernabéu and it is even more difficult if you have to earn a certain result,” Thomas Tuchel said, sounding very much like a man in need of another marathon chocolate session to raise the mood before Chelsea attempt to pull off one of the unlikeliest comebacks in the history of the Champions League.

On first inspection it seemed Tuchel was raising the white flag again. He had written the tie off after Chelsea lost the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid last week, with their title defence in serious peril following an emphatic 3-1 home defeat, and he kept the talk of heroic comebacks to a minimum before Tuesday tonight’s return game.