Chelsea squeaked to a 1-0 win over Pafos within the Champions League final night time, a win they wanted as they goal to complete within the prime 8 locations and keep away from the 2 legged play off on the finish of February.
Chelsea miss large likelihood to earn a free level
The Champions League desk with one sport to go.
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Supervisor Liam Rosenior appeared glad simply to get the three factors – and to a level, so have been the gang. But it surely’s not so simple as that. The truth is, aim distinction is about to make an enormous distinction on this competitors, and Chelsea simply missed their likelihood to rack up numbers on that rely.
Enjoying at dwelling in opposition to the bottom UEFA ranked group within the competitors was the proper likelihood to construct our +6 distinction far greater. Boosting that might successfully have given us a bonus level over all these different sides degree with us within the desk.
Because it stands, we’re one in every of EIGHT groups on 13 factors going into the ultimate week. And a win over Napoli in Naples, already a tall order, may find yourself being for nothing as a result of we didn’t put away 3 or 4 objectives final night time.
“You all the time wish to win by larger margins. However the actuality of our scenario is now we’re within the prime eight. If we win, we’ve got a incredible likelihood to undergo,” Rosenior stated submit sport.
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We will’t assist however really feel that’s a very rosy view.
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Breaking down Pafos proved to be very troublesome. Chelsea huffed and puffed in a dire first half, and solely barely improved after the break. We have to see much more from the assault in
Rosenior additionally took questions on Liam Delap – he denied the striker was missing confidence after one other show and not using a aim. We nonetheless anticipate the Englishman to start out in opposition to Crystal Palace this weekend – and he’ll hope there’s