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THIS was Stamford Bridge saying goodbye to the whole Roman Abramovich era.

- Matthew Dunn

CHELSEA - 1

LEICESTER - 1

Even before the new owner Todd Boehly is in place, Thomas Tuchel is already talking about the need for a rebuild this summer.

So this was effectively a chance for Stamford Bridge to say a last goodbye to the team that won the Champions League.

It was also a measure of quite what a 12 months it has been for the club since.

The three-quarter full stadium was testament to the off-field turmoil match-specific tickets are still not allowed to be sold to home fans because of the sanctions imposed on Abramovich.

Romelu Lukaku was given another run-out up front - one last reminder that he was supposed to be the single piece that completed this particular puzzle.

Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell were injured, a few more heroes from Porto on the bench, but otherwise it was very much the class of 2021.

So it was something of a surprise for them to immediately go behind after just six minutes.