Former Chelsea captain Gary Cahill feels there's a confidence crisis at his old club.

The Blues have lost three consecutive games since Frank Lampard was named caretaker manager after the sacking of Graham Potter.

Cahill told the Daily Mail: "It comes down to individual pressure and the standards that you put on yourself.

"When I was playing, I knew that managers were going to come and go and that I knew if I kept my levels where I expected them, then I would be good.

"I feel like some of the players now will struggling a bit with confidence and will be thinking 'I'm not at the level I want to be'."

On former teammate Lampard, Cahill also said: "I think it's so difficult to manage a massive squad of individual players who, let's be honest... they're international players with big egos who think they should start games.

"To manage that is very difficult because you've got to leave a lot of players in the stands. I did feel a little bit sorry when Graham Potter had the job.

"He tried to manage the squad that he had at the time and then more are getting added into the mix and it's almost like 'how do I juggle this?'.

"I think that's a tough job. But I think for the Madrid game, whoever is selected to start, and be on the bench, will be so motivated to go out there."