Roberto Di Matteo has shrugged off concerns about Chelsea's fixture list, suggesting there would be many clubs who would gladly trade places with the Blues.
Chelsea are out of the title race domestically, but are still fighting for fourth spot and also have the FA Cup and Champions League to focus on.
They face the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Benfica on Wednesday, while a week on Sunday is an FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham. They also have a domestic battle to fight and there are fears that Chelsea could buckle under the strain.
The club have voiced concerns about how their fixtures have been laid out, but Di Matteo claims they are now focused on being at 100% and that it is an enviable position to be in.
"There's a lot of clubs who would like to have so many games," Di Matteo said. "We just have to try to keep winning. It's very demanding of the players but fortunately we have all the players available for us.
"It [fighting on three fronts] might become an issue. Fortunately we have a fully fit squad in this run in."
Chelsea have fallen short in the Champions League despite major success domestically, but Di Matteo feels they are an established European powerhouse.
He said: "If you look at the last decade of this club it's become a domestic and international force, always fighting for domestic titles and internationally it's not quite happened, but I don't think it takes any shine off this club."
Didier Drogba, David Luiz, and Raul Meireles all trained on Tuesday. The trio were all injury doubts for the Benfica game, but Di Matteo feels they will be okay.
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