Chelsea have little time to recover from their elimination from the FA Cup before taking over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday on the first tour stop of the Champions League, 16.
The English champions, who lost Saturday against Everton on penalties, has struggled in recent weeks and dropped to fifth place in the Premier League.
Depression coach Carlo Ancelotti has not yet revealed whether it intends to start the game with new signing Fernando Torres, 50 million pounds (then 81 million U.S. dollars), a striker who does not score the first two games since the move to Liverpool.
But whatever team takes Ancelotti, Italian believes that the Blues are strong enough to qualify for the quarterfinals.
"Chelsea is not going against Copenhagen," said Ancelotti. "We have the right pressure, and that has 180 minutes to win against him. We have to maintain a good shape, stay together and work hard together and not individually."
Chelsea reached the semifinals five times in the last seven years, but has never won the trophy at the top in Europe.
"The Champions League is not easy, but it puts a lot of motivation," said Ancelotti.
Copenhagen, however, never reached the knockout stages. However, the team very well this season before his public speech, Rubin Kazan beat Panathinaikos and drawing with Barcelona tournament favorite in the group stage.
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