Interim boss Guus Hiddink admits Chelsea face a period of uncertainty and transition in the absence of Champions League football.

The Blues on Wednesday were dumped out of Europe as Paris St Germain won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge for a 4-2 aggregate success in the last-16 tie.

Chelsea are well adrift of qualifying through the Barclays Premier League - the Blues are 10th, 10 points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with nine games remaining - 10 months after winning the title.

"Chelsea is now in a transition period," said Hiddink, who has restored stability following a turbulent start to the season under Jose Mourinho.

"They have to see how to go on and try to regain the lost terrain where Chelsea used to be. Chelsea must consider its short(-term) future, how to handle this."