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No time to celebrate League Cup win - Chelsea's Ivanovic

Defender Branislav Ivanovic admits Chelsea's Capital One Cup celebrations were short-lived.

The Blues clinched the League Cup with a 2-0 win over Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday but were immediately back in action when taking on West Ham United in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Chelsea meet Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg at Stamford Bridge next week and Ivanovic insists all the focus is now on that vital fixture.

"We enjoyed and celebrated the win for the trophy because we deserved that, but we switched off the next morning and we now have the time to recover and think," he said.

"But we don't have a lot of time because the games keep coming and now every game that comes is more important than the previous one.

"We have to be real, real strong and there is no time for big celebrations or to do anything special."

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