Carlo Ancelotti has told his Chelsea stars that reaching the Champions League final is the least they should achieve in Europe's elite club competition this season.
Ancelotti was hired by Blues owner Roman Abramovich partly because of his Champions League pedigree and the Italian, who won the competition twice during his reign at AC Milan, has set his new team a lofty goal before a ball has even been kicked.
The Chelsea boss gets a first chance to underline his European nous when Chelsea begin their campaign at home to Porto on Tuesday, but he has already seen enough of the west London side to know they can go all the way to next year's final in Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium.
"The first objective is to reach the final," Ancelotti said on Monday. "We want to arrive at the final before we think about winning it. Click to read more...
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