Manager Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are too far from Premier League leaders Chelsea to fight for the title but is optimistic ahead of the last nine games of the season.
The Gunners crashed out of the Champions League despite a positive performance against Monaco on Wednesday night.
But they are still in contention to qualify for next season's Champions League and also to retain the FA Cup won last year.
"At the moment we are too far away from Chelsea," Wenger said on Thursday.
"But we have an opportunity every week to get closer and for that we need positive results from us, and negative results from Chelsea.
"The only thing we can master is positive results from us. I believe Chelsea still has a very good cushion and very good security. They still have a game in hand so I believe they are too far apart at the moment.
"It is very tight.
"We are on the neck of Manchester City but straight behind us we have Manchester United and Liverpool. Even Tottenham and Southampton are not completely out of it.
"It is down to our performances until the end of the season. I do not say second is good. I just think how can we win our next game at Newcastle, after giving it all on Tuesday night."
