Image:John Obi Mikel: Knows Chelsea must qualify for next season's Champions League
John Obi Mikel has warned it would be a 'disaster' if Chelsea fail to finish in the top four of the Premier League.
Midfielder thinks Chelsea can then look towards Premier League title
John Obi Mikel has warned it would be a 'disaster' if Chelsea fail to finish in the top four of the Premier League.
Andre Villas-Boas' under-pressure team on Tuesday have a break from their domestic struggles as they visit Napoli in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
But Chelsea are in a fight to qualify for next season's European Cup and currently find themselves fifth in the Premier League.
Finishing outside of the top four would mean no return to the Champions League and Mikel is well aware of the significance.
The 24-year-old said in The Sun: "We must finish in the top four, anything less than that is disaster.
"That will ease the pressure off us to look forward to a better season where we can think of winning the title."
