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Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez will make changes for Manchester City game

Image: Rafael Benitez: Making full use of his big Chelsea squad

Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez will make a number of changes for Sunday's important Premier League clash against reigning champions Manchester City.

Benitez believes Sunday's meeting can be a guide to his side's targets for the season, with the Chelsea boss confident his players have enough to claim all three points and set their sights on finishing in the top two. "We have a lot of respect because City is a great team," Benitez said. "But we have to go there with confidence and if we are close I think that we can fight for being in the top two, and if not we have to fight for being in the top four. "The priority is to win; if we win this game we will be closer but if we cannot we have to keep fighting. "What I can see now is a team with confidence, we are confident we can beat City or anyone if we do things in the right way. "We are creating chances in every game so I'm confident we can do it." With Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham also having designs on qualifying for the Champions League next season, the race for the top four is likely to be a long one and Benitez admits he envisages the battle going right down to the wire. "The race for the top four will go on until the end of the season," he said. "Our last game is against Everton so I'm sure that, until the end of the season, we will be winning games or losing games or whatever but it will be very tight, very close. "I think that one game can make a big difference so until the end it will be difficult for everyone."

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