Head coach Thomas Tuchel has claimed that Chelsea simply tried "to enjoy" Thursday's Premier League fixture at Norwich City.
The Blues ended an eventful day by posting a 3-1 victory at Carrow Road, with Trevoh Chalobah, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz all getting on the scoresheet.
Instead, the drama occurred away from the pitch as the British government imposed sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich due to his links to Russia president Vladimir Putin.
Chelsea are prevented from making money through their normal revenue streams, the club allegedly now wanting to hold talks with the government over amendments potentially being made to the current punishment.
Although Tuchel has acknowledged that the situation has the potential to "make a huge impact", the German instead wanted to focus on football after their fourth successive Premier League win.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Tuchel said: "It is big news. It is huge and has a huge impact of course so it is the subject of the talks. Maybe on a day like this you would talk about the Champions League games last night but nobody talks about this. So it nice to enter a schedule before a match as it helps to focus as we're used to it.
"We cannot influence it so we allowed ourselves to enjoy it. We have the privilege to play and sometimes it's good to sweat it out. We tried to work hard to get the focus out.
"I would love to talk about sport but of course I understand you have a lot of questions. We are also an entertainment so that's why it is like this."
Chelsea are next in action when they play host to Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon, and the Blues will do it without sponsor Three on the front of their shirts as a result of the telecommunications brand suspending its partnership with the West Londoners. body check tags ::
