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Sanctions will force Chelsea to play Champions League quarter-final behind closed doors

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Chelsea will have to play the remainder of their Champions League fixtures behind closed doors due to sanctions against Roman Abramovich.Thomas Tuchel's side beat French Champions Lille on Wednesday evening to advance to the quarter-finals.

Chelsea were able to have fans in attendance for the clash as the tickets that had been sold had been done so before 10 March.

The Russian Oligarch was added to the UK Government's sanction list earlier this month after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

This means that Chelsea are no longer able to sell tickets for matches as Abramovich has had his assets frozen. Chelsea have argued that it's unfair that they will not be able to play in front of fans while other teams can.

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