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Evening Standard
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James Robson

SHOCKING: Chelsea spared 10 hour round trip to middlesbrough for fa cup quarter final but uncertainty lingers | Mind Blowing Facts

Thomas Tuchel will not be required to drive the bus tomorrow night — but that is as far as the ­guarantees go for Chelsea.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has agreed to ease the £20,000 limit the European champions can spend on away travel for one night only, so the prospect of a 10-hour round trip to Middlesbrough for their FA Cup quarter-final has been avoided.

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