Overhauling Manchester City, who are point ahead of them in second, appears a more realistic aim but this was their sixth consecutive league victory and they have history of going on a run after a European exit. They remained unbeaten for the rest of the campaign following their defeat by Bayern Munich in 2013 and Olivier Giroud, whose two goals laid the foundation for a 14th victory in 16 games in all competitions, said quite simply: “We need to win all our last eight games. “You have to believe. We need to focus on our games and take it step by step. If we can win ours, then we’ll see if City or Chelsea miss one of these steps.” Aaron Ramsey added to the cautious...
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