18 more points for Chelsea to land title – Conte

“It’s a big win of course”. I don’t think they will be shaken [by the Palace result]. It wasn’t easy to reply very well in this way. “I think we suffered as a team in the right way”. But the way we played.

English Premier League leader, Chelsea will have do without injured Nigerian global, Victor Moses for their crunch league game against title rivals, Manchester City today.

But not only this: against Crystal Palace we played a good game with great commitment and great concentration, but we still lost.

Eden Hazard urged Chelsea to stay focused but conceded they are “nearly there” in their quest to become Premier League champions.

Conte’s Chelsea need 18 points in their remaining eight games to clinch the title.

“But I have a different role now, playing deeper than last year so I know people are comparing stats and goals but I think I’m doing a better job than I did last year”.

Chelsea now has won 23 of 30 games played this Premier League season and is inching closer to clinching the title.

Chelsea have maintained their seven point lead at the top of the English football Premiership after beating Manchester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

There were no recriminations from Guardiola – at least in public – over City twice letting Arsenal equalise and costing them two points in the process.

For much of the top-of-the-table encounter, the runaway league leaders had been second best to City whose elegant passing and long spells of possession bore all the hallmarks of former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.

Juventus finished a disappointing seventh when Conte came in and he led them to the title in his first season, while Chelsea finished 10th last term. Usually when this happens I don’t like this because I want more balance for my team. At this moment, I’m pleased with my players. I will continue to the last day.

“But my players play in one way and that’s why I want to be here – to help Man City for years”.

“I don’t like to be reactive. It’s a good lesson for me to see his teams and learn”.

“In Monchengladbach for example, Celtic in Europe, Anfield, Arsenal in the first half – we’ve not given our best performance”.

“He likes to play attractive football, that’s no mistake”. But it was not possible.

“We will remember this season if we win”.