Two months on from the day Chelsea came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur and put themselves in the mix as title contenders, their only hope of silverware this season is now the Europa Conference League.
A competition where Chelsea's squad value is marginally less than all of the other teams involved in it combined.
The day after that win against Spurs in December, the backpage of this newspaper was headlined 'Now fans can dream'.
Enzo Maresca's side were five games into an eight-match winning streak and only four points behind Liverpool in the Premier League.