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# Carlo Ancelotti dismisses Chelsea's title hopes but says victory over
Manchester United will restore confidence
## Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday night's win against Manchester United would
restore the confidence of his Chelsea players but admitted that the gap to the
top of the Premier League remains too wide.
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The 2-1 victory still leaves **[Chelsea][18]** 12 points behind **[Manchester
United][19]** with a game in hand and Ancelotti has already conceded that the
club cannot realistically hope to defend their title.
However, he believes that the performance sends a clear message that Chelsea
have recovered from their slump and are ready to finish in the top four and
challenge for the Champions League.
"We're still alive," said Ancelotti. "This was an important performance again
and we're ready to play at our best. They showed great spirit because it
wasn't easy coming back into that game.
"We put in a good performance in Copenhagen. We never had a problem with the
unity of the players. They are always together, in good and bad moments."
Of the 12-point gap to Manchester United, he said: "It's too far but this
victory is important for us and our confidence. We can't think about arriving
at the top at this moment."
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Ancelotti also praised the performance of Ashley Cole, who has faced internal
disciplinary action for accidently shooting a work experience student with an
air rifle at the club's training ground.
"He played a good game," said Ancelotti. "He moved forward more in the second
half and was defensively very good."
Frank Lampard, who scored the winning penalty, added: "It's still a lot of
points to make up to Manchester United, but we just had to win the game, close
the gap and send out a signal that we're still fighting. We showed we have
some fight in us. It's a bit of a signal, especially after going 1-0 down."
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