Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou still harbours Champions League dream

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Salomon Kalou says he still harbours hope of winning the Champions League with Chelsea at some point in his career.

The Ivory Coast international, who joined the Blues in 2006, has since won one Premier League, three FA Cups and one League Cup during his time at the club.

And now the 25-year-old believes that the west London outfit can do one better than their previous best – when they lost in the final against Manchester United in 2008 – by winning the trophy.

“The reason I came to Chelsea was to give me the opportunity to win big things,” Kalou told the club’s official website.

“I have won every domestic trophy with Chelsea and the one thing left is the Champions League, and I think I will be able to achieve that with the club.”

Kalou has scored twice in his last three matches for the club, and admitted that training hard and playing lesser games than some other players gives him an edge towards the end of the season.

“I always end up the season strong at Chelsea,” he said. “I think it is because I don’t get many injuries, I am always there for training so my fitness is good and that gives me an advantage to end the season stronger.

“When you get to the end of the season, everyone is tired who has played a lot of games with a couple of injuries.

“For me who hasn’t been playing so much and who hasn’t been injured, that has given me the freshness to play.”