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| Oscar believes Chelsea can still catch Manchester City in the title race |
OSCAR has insisted that Chelsea are not out of the title race and can still catch Premier League leaders Manchester City.
The Brazilian netted a penalty as he made his comeback after injury on Wednesday night, as Chelsea lifted some of the gloom around Stamford Bridge with a 4-0 Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
But Arsenal visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday in what will be a much stiffer test of Jose Mourinho’s side and their current state of form.
Chelsea have won only one of their opening five league games, leaving them 11 points behind City and just one place off the relegation zone in their worst start to a season in 29 years.
But Oscar, Chelsea’s best player on the night, said: “We have not lost the title. It’s so early. Last season we were eight points in front of Man City in January and then City came back to have the same points as us.
“We need to come back strong now. We need to try again.”
Goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas gave Chelsea a win they desperately needed, and Oscar said: “Everyone has been sad before the games because we haven’t won and we needed to win.
“Now we have won and we are happy. Everyone has changed and is confident now.
“This team won the Premier League last year - we need to take the confidence from that.
“Everyone been lacking in confidence before the games because of our run.
“We changed a little bit. But all the players are important for us. We need everyone.
“Chelsea have a lot of really good players. We won on Wednesday night, but we haven’t played well in the Premier League - we need to win against Arsenal now.”
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