Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is the host city for our latest European assignment, which involves a round-trip of more than 5,000 miles.

The travelling Chelsea party departed London on Tuesday afternoon to undertake a five-and-a-half-hour flight to Baku.

Those in the 23-man Blues squad were in good spirits, and we have pulled together a collection of behind-the-scenes images of our journey to Azerbaijan.