Here is your Chelsea morning digest for Saturday, May 8.
Guardiola responds to Tuchel
Pep Guardiola says that the success he has enjoyed in his managerial career cannot be solely down to him.
Thomas Tuchel has hailed Guardiola for turning his teams into 'winning machines' ahead of Chelsea's game against Manchester City this weekend.
Guardiola is an admirer of Tuchel and said that the German would be the first to admit that their success has a lot to do with the resources at their disposal.
He said to the MEN: "I cannot deny that the numbers speak for themselves. I don't want to be humble about that because it's true.
"We won a lot of things with good numbers but at the same time there is a reason, and Thomas [Tuchel] knows perfectly.
"When he was in Mainz he was not able to titles and then went to PSG and won all the titles. All managers need good clubs and good players to win a lot of titles, there are no secrets with that.
"I have been in three amazing clubs - Barcelona, Bayern Munich and here - that have had an incredible structure and incredible support behind me, and especially incredible players.
"This is the reason why - no more secrets. If I went to a team without this financial powers or these incredible players I would not be able to be a winning machine.
"He knows it, I know it, and all the managers know it. All we can say is we are lucky to be in such powerful clubs and have the opportunity to win things."
Hazard availability
Spanish outlet ABC have claimed that Eden Hazard's laughter on the pitch at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea beat Real Madrid in the Champions League could see Los Blancos sell the former Blues star.
Hazard has endured a tough time at Real Madrid and his joviality after losing a semi-final is said to have been the final straw for the Bernabeu hierarchy.
The Belgian attacker could be available for £43.4m but it remains to be seen what happens due to his long-term contract.
Blues discover punishment
Chelsea have discovered their punishment for joining the European Super League.
UEFA have announced that nine of the 12 teams who joined the breakaway league have been reinstated into the European governing body, with just Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus yet to renounce the competition.
Chelsea have agreed to sacrifice five per cent of their European competition revenue and contribute to a collective donation of around £13m, with the money going towards grassroots football.
The nine clubs have also signed a new UEFA Club Commitment Declaration, which will see them hit with big fines should it be broken.
Clubs competing in an unauthorised competition will now face a fine of £87m, with a breach of the declaration met with a fine of £43m.
