Source: Team_Talk
Cech keen to see Blues qualify
Petr Cech has urged Chelsea to seal qualification from Champions League Group F this month so they can rest players next month.[LNB] The champions face a December hat-trick of Premier League games against last season's top four.[LNB]Blues goalkeeper Cech has pinpointed the back-to-back matches against Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal as being crucial to his side's hopes of retaining the title.[LNB]Those clashes immediately follow Chelsea's final Champions League group game at Marseille and Cech believes it could be important to travel to France already qualified.[LNB]"If you go through that Christmas period at the same level of points ahead then it will be a massive boost for us," said Cech, ahead of Wednesday night's game against Spartak Moscow, which could see them reach the Champions League last 16 with two matches to spare.[LNB]"If we did qualify on Wednesday, it is a different story as we can think about resting players in the last Champions League games.[LNB]"There will be a tough calendar in November and December for us and once we qualify for the Champions League knockout stages, we can forget about it and concentrate on the league."
