Roma ´focused on Champions League´

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti admitted his team have all but given up on winning Serie A and will now focus solely on lifting the Champions League trophy instead.

Totti scored in Tuesday night's 2-0 home victory against Bordeaux to ensure the Italians finished top of Group A, leaving last season's runners-up Chelsea in their wake.

And with the Romans sitting 14th in Serie A, 16 points off leaders Inter Milan following a disastrous opening to their campaign, Totti admitted they will now focus on Europe's top competition.

“We have to be realistic the scudetto will be very difficult especially because Inter rarely drop points,” he told Sky Sport.

“Our aim is to finish between second and fourth (to qualify for the Champions League next season), first place is gone.

“But we will keep giving our best in the championship as we do in the Champions League.”

There is an extra motivation for Roma to try to reach the Champions League final as it will be held in the city's Stadio Olimpico, something that is not lost on Totti, hoping for a return to his home stadium on May 27.

“Right now we've arrived on the outskirts of Rome, the centre is still a long way off, but we know the streets well,” he said.

“I've already said it, I don't want to watch the match as a spectator. It will be my only chance to play in it (the final) at home. It's the dream of destiny.”

Roma finished top of a Champions League group for the first time having finished second in each of the previous two years behind Valencia and Manchester United.

Both times they reached the quarter-finals only to lose to United but with this new corner turned, the Italians are feeling more confident.

“We're happy because it's the first time we've topped a group. You could say it's an unforgettable day,” said Totti.

“We showed the determination and conviction of a great team to go through because it wasn't easy given how we began.”

Roma opened this competition with a 2-1 home defeat against Romanian debutants CFR Cluj, a result which looked likely to scupper their qualification chances in a tough group.

But Roma bounced back impressively, doing the double over Bordeaux, beating Chelsea at home and winning in Romania.

This victory over the French was hardly spectacular but Roma proved efficient and effective.

“Bordeaux were solid in midfield and it was difficult to find space but then we managed to break free and we scored through (Matteo) Brighi and myself to get this great victory,” added Totti.