Emotions are bound to run high when Chelsea take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, with the aborted Super League still casting a large shadow on the sport.
Manager Thomas Tuchel has asked Chelsea fans not to vent their anger over the Super League fiasco on the players.
Chelsea were the first club to pull out of the 12-team breakaway competition after supporters' vehement public protests forced them into a U-turn. And the fact that the match is against Real, the driving force behind the breakaway, only adds to the tension.
But Tuchel has called on fans to back his players in their first Champions League semi-final since 2014.
"We need all the support to be able to overcome this huge step in these two games," said Tuchel.
"So, put your anger to the decision, put your anger to the way the decision was presented, which is well understood by me and absolutely fine by me.
"But don't put it on the team and never doubt the love that all the people here in Cobham and I'm sure all the other clubs, don't doubt the love everyone has for this game."
Chelsea players tried to focus on the task at hand during training on Monday. They will be without Mateo Kovacic who misses the first leg in Madrid with a hamstring problem. The Croatia midfielder could yet be fit for Saturday's Premier League clash against Fulham.
