Frank Lampard insisted Chelsea must not rest on their laurels after qualifying for the Champions League because they have improvements to ...
Frank Lampard insisted Chelsea must not rest on their laurels after qualifying for the Champions League because they have improvements to make before chasing Premier League winners Liverpool next season.
Lampard’s side needed one point from their last game of the season to be sure of featuring in the Champions League and they achieved that target with a 2-0 win against Wolves on Sunday.
First half goals from Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud at Stamford Bridge ensured they held onto the top four berth that had been theirs for most of the season.
The Blues had not ended a round of fixtures outside the top four since October 6.
Chelsea can cap an encouraging first season in charge for Lampard if they beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
They also have to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16 second leg, but trail 3-0 ahead of the trip to Germany in August.
It is next season’s Champions League campaign that is more alluring to Chelsea, who will bank at least £50 million ($63 million) in prize money and broadcasting revenue from the competition – cash that will help fund Lampard’s on-going overhaul of the squad.
In just his second season as a manager – he spent his first campaign at second-tier Derby...
