Chelsea's players stepped up their fitness levels ahead of the Premier League season hopefully resuming next month by returning to their Cobham training base on Tuesday for the first time since football was sent into shutdown mode amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Blues' players, who will have grand ambitions to complete the campaign, had to train in line with the government's social distancing restrictions, meaning they were forced to train in small groups with a maximum of five in each.
It is the first phase of the Premier League's plan to get the campaign moving again next month, after a vote allowing players to resume training was passed on Monday.
The Bundesliga in Germany made its return last weekend and it is hoped that English football can follow suit next month, though it must be stressed that, at the time of writing, no official date has yet been set for when the Premier League campaign will resume.
Despite that, the actual fact that players are now able to get back out on the grass, albeit for only 75 minutes at a time, will offer encouragement to clubs right across the country that the campaign can be finalised, almost 10 weeks since the campaign was halted.
For Chelsea's players, being back at Cobham will have brought a sense of normality and happiness back to their lives after a frustrating period of having to train alone at home.
Here is a quick round-up of what some of Chelsea's players had to say about returning to training, albeit in a very different format, on Tuesday...
Cesar Azpilicueta
On Twitter, the Blues captain said: "We are back!"
Billy Gilmour
Young midfielder Billy Gilmour posted: "Good to be back on the pitch."
Reece James
Right-back Reece James posted on Twitter: "Great to be back on the grass after 2 months!!"
Emerson Palmieri
Emerson said: "Good to be back."
Antonio Rudiger
Central defender Antonio Rudiger said: "Finally back on the grass after 2 months. #Hustle #AlwaysBelieve @ChelseaFC."
Marcos Alonso
Marcos Alonso took to Instagram to share two photographs, with the caption being delivered in three emojies, one of which said "back" with a football and a smiley face.
Fikayo Tomori
Defender Fikayo Tomori said: "Finally back out there."
Jorginho
Italy international Jorginho said: "I missed being on the pitch."
