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Chelsea did not pin hopes on Man City's Champions League ban: Lampard

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FILE PHOTO: July 1, 2020 Chelsea manager Frank Lampard reacts

Chelsea were not eager to learn whether Manchester City's ban from European football would be overturned or not and their target was always a top four finish, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday.

Second-placed City were handed a two-year suspension from European football for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in February, which would have allowed a team finishing fifth in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League.

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