
Nemanja
Matic believes Tottenham Hotspur have made this season's Premier League
title race harder than their 2014/15 win.
Tottenham's 2-0 win over Arsenal in the north London derby kept them four
points behind leaders Chelsea following the Blues' three-goal victory over
Everton earlier on Sunday.
Manchester City were Chelsea's closest challengers as Jose Mourinho led the
Stamford Bridge club to their last league triumph two seasons ago, but Matic
believes Spurs will push them even harder this time around.
"I think this year is more difficult," Matic said. "We finished 2015 eight
points clear of Man City. I'm not sure this will be the case with Tottenham.
"I'm sure they will not give up until end of the season. At this moment it's
hard, but we will see. Each time we win, they win, two years ago that was
not the case."
Chelsea face already-relegated Sunderland on the final day of the season
following games against Middlesbrough, West Brom and Watford.
Tottenham have a local derby against West Ham United and host Manchester
United before taking on champions Leicester City and ending their season at
Hull City, but Matic insists Chelsea can afford no slip-ups while Spurs keep
winning.
"This season is hard. We win and Tottenham win, they are always close,"
Matic added. "But the important thing is that we are playing well, we take
points and we will see if they can drop some points.
"They have some difficult games, home and away, so everything is open until
the end."