Chelsea will take on Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League at Stamford Bridge this evening.
Going into the last-16 tie Blues boss Maurizio Sarri said his players are “physically and mentally tired”.
Tonight’s game will be Chelsea’s seventh in 18 days with Sarri saying the last week has been “very hard” for his side.
Sarri said: “The last week was very hard for us. We need to rest some players.
“We have played six, seven, eight matches more than other European teams [this season], which means two months without training.
“For an English team it's very difficult to be competitive in Europe in March, April.
“Ajax didn't play the last match in the Dutch championship.
“If an Italian team plays a Europa League game away from home, you can ask to play on Monday.
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“We play 62, 63 hours after Dynamo.
