Manchester City vs. Chelsea: Confident Blues Will Dominate Struggling City

Chelsea's high level of confidence following their thrilling Champions League comeback against Napoli will help the Blues dominate a struggling Manchester City squad.

By saving their European campaign, Chelsea believe they can overcome any challenges that face them this season, including finishing in the top four of the Premier League. 

To finish in the top four, they cannot afford to drop many more points this season, which makes Wednesday's clash with City a must-win for the Blues.

Chelsea are three points behind Arsenal for the fourth and final Champions League spot in the league table. Against City, the Blues will play a difficult opponent, but the blue side of Manchester is going through a slump right now.

City hasn't scored more than three goals since February 22 and lost their most recent league match 1-0 to Swansea City, a club in the bottom half of the league table. Overall, City have lost two of their last three matches.

With Chelsea in fine attacking form, City will have to score several goals to take all three points and keep pace with rivals Manchester United atop the table.

Chelsea forwards Didier Drogba and Juan Mata are playing very well right now, and will give the City defense throughout the match. With Michael Essien and Ramires playing strongly in the midfield, Chelsea has two players who can excel at either end of the pitch at all times.

The much-maligned Blues defense has also improved in recent weeks and won't be bothered too much by the City attack. Centre-back David Luiz is playing better defensively than he was earlier in the year, and is not taking too many risky chances going forward that leave his defense partner vulnerable.

With a combination of a strong attack and a reliable defense, Chelsea will march into the Etihad and earn a massively important win to help their climb up the table.

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