Cole: Everything in place for final step

03 November 2009 10:07
Joe Cole believes everything is now in place for Chelsea to exorcise the ghosts of past disappointments and become European champions for the first time.[LNB]The Blues have been the nearly men of the Champions League for the last six years, being knocked out at the semi-final stage on four occasions and, having at last managed to get through to the final in 2008, losing on penalties to Manchester United.[LNB]This year looks like being another good one in Europe for Chelsea, who under boss Carlo Ancelotti have won all three of their Group D games without conceding a goal and have the chance to book their spot in the last 16 with a victory over Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.[LNB]Cole sees no reason why they cannot go all the way this time around.[LNB]"Obviously the Premier League is very important, but for this club the Champions League is a massive target for us. We've not won it yet," said Cole. "We've come close over the last five years and we probably should've won it on a few occasions.[LNB]"We have the right people in charge, we have the experience now and we have to come to places like this and win, that's the challenge for us."

Source: Eurosport