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Mahrez insists Man City already focused on Tottenham after demolishing Sporting CP

Riyad Mahrez insists there will be no let-up from Manchester City after their 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.

The Sky Blues have all but booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals, but Mahrez says their attention is already on this weekend's opponents in Tottenham.

"We have the pressure in every match, but we don't think much about that," Mahrez said.

"Winning this competition [the Champions League] is very far from now, we go match by match.

"The Champions League is never easy and the quality is higher, especially in the knockout games. We came here very focused.

"There is still another game to play and this season in the Champions League there are no away goals, it is not like before.

"But the next game at home, we are going to have the same focus and the same type of game. We are going to try to win again. The Champions League is not easy and not like a league.

"You have to be there in so many things and we have to be strong and arrive at the end.

"On Tuesday we won, we played a great match we scored five goals, and this is the way to carry on in the next games.

"Now it's time to focus on the Premier League and try to play a good game against Tottenham."

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