Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has set his team a target of 86 points to win the Barclays Premier League.
Chelsea currently lie in third place with 65 points, but victory over Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday would leave them just a point behind leaders Manchester United with seven matches remaining.
The Blues then face Aston Villa at home and United at Old Trafford, but Ancelotti believes the title can still be won and believes 86 points will be enough to guarantee them glory.
"I like statistics and I think that, in the past, with 86 points every team has won the title," Ancelotti said.
"I think that we need to get 86 points to win. We have less opportunity to win after last week because we lost two points at Blackburn, but we can have a chance again to win this title and we will do everything we can to do so. It's very important for us.
"Now I want to believe we can win the championship and I want to stay focused on my job and give my players knowledge to win their next games.
"I always said that I want to give respect to my players and I want to have respect. I think this is the right behaviour and I think that, this season, everything is right with the players. I am happy with my players' attitude."
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