Manchester City ace Riyad Mahrez has declared that the pressure is upon Chelsea ahead of this weekend's Premier League clash.
City can clinch the title with a victory against the Blues, who are in search of a win to maintain their push for a top-four finish and Champions League qualification next season.
For Pep Guardiola's side though, the title is a case of when, not if, and Mahrez believes that means the pressure is firmly upon Chelsea.
The Blues sit fourth in the standings with four games to play, three points ahead of West Ham and two points behind third-place Leicester City.
"We want to win to become champions but they also want to win because they want to finish fourth. The pressure will be more on them," he said ahead of the clash.
Mahrez also spoke about his journey from the lower-leagues in France to the Champions League final, where City will once again face off against Thomas Tuchel's side.
"I've always had a lot of ambitions, I've always thought I would be able to score in the quarter and semi-finals of the Champions League.
"It's true that there are players like (Kylian) Mbappe who manage to do that when they're 17. But some of the players of my generation who were playing in Ligue 1 at 20 have since ended their career. That's when your career ends that you can assess it."
City are set to compete in the club's first-ever Champions League final, while Tuchel is looking to help Chelsea win the competition for the second time in their history.
The two sides will face off against one another in Istanbul at the end of the month, in the match which closes the curtain for European football in the 2020/21 season.
