Rafael Benitez eyes second place

Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez insists that his side are capable of finishing in second place in the Premier League table.

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter

Published: March 29 2013 | 08:57

Last updated: March 29 2013 | 14:27

Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez has praised his side for their performances before the international break.

The Blues progressed through to the Europa League quarter-finals while also moving into third place in the Premier League, but the former Liverpool boss has insisted that Chelsea can continue to move up the table.

The 52-year-old told reporters: "In recent weeks, we have been training very well, we are competing really well and the team was playing very good football.

"So if you can keep all these things and this momentum, I will not be worried about the other teams. I will be just watching Manchester City."

The Stamford Bridge outfit can keep the pressure on Manchester City with victory over Southampton on Saturday.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	12	10	1	1	24	8	16	31
2	Manchester City Man City	12	7	2	3	22	17	5	23
3	Chelsea	12	6	4	2	23	14	9	22
4	Arsenal	12	6	4	2	21	12	9	22
5	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	12	6	4	2	21	16	5	22
6	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	12	6	1	5	27	13	14	19
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	12	5	4	3	15	13	2	19
8	Aston Villa	12	5	4	3	19	19	0	19
9	Fulham	12	5	3	4	17	17	0	18
10	Newcastle United Newcastle	12	5	3	4	13	13	0	18
11	Brentford	12	5	2	5	22	22	0	17
12	Manchester United Man Utd	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Bournemouth	12	4	3	5	16	17	-1	15
14	West Ham United West Ham	12	4	3	5	15	19	-4	15
15	Everton	12	2	5	5	10	17	-7	11
16	Leicester City Leicester	12	2	4	6	15	23	-8	10
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	12	2	3	7	20	28	-8	9
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	12	1	6	5	13	23	-10	9
19	Crystal Palace	12	1	5	6	10	17	-7	8
20	Southampton	12	1	1	10	9	24	-15	4