Manchester City striker Riyad Mahrez said that the pressure on Saturday would be greater on rival Chelsea in the showdown that will bring the two teams together in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
The city will be crowned Premier League champions for the fifth time in 10 years before the last three rounds of the season if they beat fourth-placed London Chelsea, who are being chased by reigning champions West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool. the city will also be guaranteed a title crown next Sunday if Manchester United loses the direct pursuers to Aston Villa.
Algeria's Mahrez scored three of his team's four goals in a 4-1 aggregate victory in the Champions League semi-final against France's Paris Saint-Germain.
"We are trying to win the league title and they also want to win to get the fourth place, the pressure on them will be greater, "Mahrez was quoted as saying by French newspaper L'equipe on Friday.
City's focus will then turn to the Champions League final against Chelsea on 29 May, where Mahrez will face former Leicester City teammate N'golo Kante. These two players participated in the early stages of their careers in lower grades in France.
"I always had many ambitions. I always thought I would be able to beat the Nets in the quarter-finals and the Champions League semi-finals."