At the end of what was actually a wonderful evening, it only took one question to put Thomas Tuchel in a bad mood.

"Thank you for ruining my evening," replied the manager of sanctions-plagued Chelsea after reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The question was aimed at what Tuchel thought of the fact that his team might have to play in front of empty ranks there.

"I was in such a good mood.

Can we talk about this once it's confirmed?

Let's wait for confirmation to be confirmed."

According to a report from Sky Sports, the defending champion is also not allowed to sell tickets for the quarter-finals of the premier class, which will be drawn on Friday (12 p.m. on DAZN and Amazon Prime).

In doing so, UEFA would agree with the British government's requirements that the club may not sell new tickets.

However, season ticket holders can attend the games in the league.

Hoping for an England duel

There is also a question mark over whether Chelsea will advance to the quarter-finals on 5/6.

and 12./13.

April can compete at all.

Because Chelsea can only spend around 24,000 euros on away trips.

While the costs for the round of 16 second leg in Lille were already paid before the conditions were imposed, Tuchel now almost has to hope to be drawn to Liverpool or Manchester City.

Then you could manage the trip in the bus and thus in the budget.

For duels with Bayern, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid or Benfica Lisbon, the flight plan of a low-cost airline would have to serve.

“We hope and expect to continue.

We want to stay competitive.

It cost us a lot of victims and we fought hard to reach the quarter-finals," said Tuchel after convincingly advancing at OSC Lille.

"We're looking forward to the draw," emphasized the 48-year-old despite all the circumstances.

The anticipation should also be fueled by the increasing number of interested parties.

On Wednesday alone, the billionaire US family Ricketts came onto the scene as a potential buyer, and a few hours later a consortium led by former Olympic track and field champion Sebastian Coe confirmed its interest.

"I know this offer is for millions of Chelsea fans around the world.

We love our club and will always put the fans first," said the 65-year-old.

Friday is not only the draw, but also the deadline for anyone interested in Chelsea to submit an official offer.

Time is running out.

It seems questionable whether a billion-dollar deal can be completed within the two weeks until the quarter-finals.

The British government may be persuaded to ease sanctions against Chelsea once negotiations with the new owners are on the right track.

However, there will probably not be enough time for extensive ticket sales.