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Chelsea head Emma Hayes says her squad only person a "small chance" of retaining their Women's Super League title.
The Blues way leaders Manchester City by six points and person an inferior extremity difference, though they person 2 games successful hand.
The first of those games comes connected Wednesday erstwhile Chelsea look Liverpool - but Hayes says they are up against it to drawback City.
"We are not successful nan driving seat, we don't person nan extremity difference, we person to drawback up," she said.
The WSL is nan only trophy Chelsea person near to play for this season, having been successful contention for a quadruple astatine nan extremity of March.
In nan past month, they person lost nan League Cup final, exited the FA Cup astatine nan semi-final shape and past Saturday were beaten connected aggregate by Barcelona successful nan Champions League semi-finals.
Hayes - who unleashed a furious outburst astatine nan refereeing pursuing their second-leg conclusion by Barcelona - said she was pleased to beryllium backmost successful convention action conscionable days later.
"We person moved connected [from Barcelona]," she said. "We had a time off.
"We person discussed our objectives, and now attraction connected this game.
"After immoderate loss, nan worst point you tin person is simply a agelong play of clip off. We person a mini chance of winning nan league, we person to attraction connected doing that."
Since Chelsea past played successful nan league, Manchester City person won doubly against West Ham and Bristol City while scoring 9 unanswered goals.
It has near City pinch a six constituent advantage complete Chelsea, and a superior extremity quality - +46 to nan Blues' +39.
Chelsea, who person won nan past 4 WSL titles successful a row, now look a conflict to triumph nan convention earlier Hayes leaves to return complaint of nan United States women's nationalist squad successful nan summer.
