Chelsea are well aware that avoiding defeat on Saturday at home to Manchester United will put the team on the verge of winning the title of the English Premier League football in several stages from the end of the season before.
The two sides meet tomorrow on the stadium "Stamford Bridge" in the capital London in the context of the thirty-third stage of the competition.
It starts tomorrow Chelsea eight days is likely to be crucial in the struggle for the title of the competition where he will meet Manchester United tomorrow and then travel to Arsenal on Sunday of the following week in a pulsating fourth thirty stage of the competition.
Chelsea lead, led by coach Jose Mourinho the standings with 73 points from 66 points to 65 points, Arsenal and Manchester United in the second and third places respectively.
However busy Arsenal Bembarath scheduled tomorrow in front of Reading in the Golden FA Cup box and his absence from the Football League in the next couple of days, Chelsea can expand difference that beats him at Arsenal to ten points if they beat Manchester United.
But Chelsea's task will not be easy at all, in light of the awakening of Manchester United in recent times where Win in the last six games in the competition to lead to a well-deserved third place, also dreams of grabbing second place at least.
Chelsea will also face difficulty in stopping in-form Spaniard Juan Mata who sold Mourinho from Chelsea to move the player to Manchester United and starring in the ranks.
He said Mata, who scored three goals for the team in the last three matches in the competition, "I need to say it will be a match with a special character for me .. faced Chelsea already in the first round of the competition this season, but it will be the first time that I return to Stamford Bridge (Since my departure from Chelsea), which will return to many good memories. "
"It would be nice to meet my former colleagues and fans and friends.
I still keep good memories with them and I wish them the best of luck. But clearly our goal is to grab the three points again, which is what we will try to achieve since the beginning whistle until the end of the game. "
He stressed, "The best thing is that we're going to this game in a wonderful time enjoying the confidence. But we know we need to provide the best our levels if we are to beat Chelsea."
Manchester United have to regain the Dutch striker Robin van Persie's efforts in this game to be the first to participate with his team two months ago after an injury suffered in the last period.
In contrast, the Spanish striker Diego Costa continued absence from Chelsea due to injury and still teammate Loic Remy is trying to recover from the injury to return to the team.
Thus, it will be the veteran Ivorian Didier Drogba is the only option ready physically against Chelsea in tomorrow's game.
And sees the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois Tebbutt Chelsea that his team has a good level sufficient to achieve a positive result in this match.
Said Courtois, "we're going into the game against Manchester United and we are getting ahead by seven points and we hope in the largest difference before facing Arsenal .. Arsenal enjoyed a good level, which appears in the table. Arsenal pressed us. But I think we are dealing well with the pressure, and we do what we without consideration for others. "
Behind the owners of the three centers, the defending champions Manchester City in fourth place with 61 points and suffers from pressure where needed to regain his poise quickly after heavy 2/4 defeat against Manchester United in the last stage. "
He said Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, coach of the team, "must continue to work in front of us .. six other games where we can try to finish the season in the best position possible competition schedule."
The hosts Manchester City on Sunday and West Ham team in another match in the same stage.
At the other end of the table, Leicester looked last-placed to achieve its third win in a row when they host Swansea City tomorrow with Burnley center owner resolves before the last guest at Everton.
Burnley scored a single goal in their last six games, but coach Shane Daic trust in the ability of his team to show fighting spirit in the remaining matches of the team.
In other matches, Crystal Palace meet with West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City with Southampton on Saturday with Tottenham and Newcastle on Sunday.
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