Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits his players have been "mentally drained" from the takeover saga.
Chelsea will face Leeds United tomorrow night.
Tuchel said, “We look a bit drained, tired mentally. When we look at our games from the sideline, this is understandable given the circumstances around the club in which we play, it is draining, it is challenging. We had some knockout games to play after the international break, with huge emotional input, and huge emotions to deal with.
"From losing to Real Madrid, winning at Real Madrid, losing the Champions League then suddenly being at Wembley and then suddenly in the race in two weeks with four matches against different teams in the Premier League. It is quite challenging. After all, we have a lot of matches in our legs, in our bones.
"We feel it. It's another reason. I think everybody knows it, we can even feel it and still with being tired, distracted, maybe concerned, we need to reach a certain level which is possible. We can do better than we did in the last two matches. The positive thing is that I feel the will, the motivation.
"The motivation was very high to turn things around against Wolverhampton. You see the physical input was maybe too high in some situations where we even attacked with defenders, very high on the pitch, and opened space in counter-attacks. It was not a lack of motivation, it was the opposite. There were good signs. We trust the team, we trust our players and trust what brought us here. Now is the moment for me to stay calm, take it step by step and finish the season on a positive note."
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