Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off before they start preparations for Wednesday ’ s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain . Chelsea have come through a critical period in the fixture list with victory in the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham at Wembley last Sunday and last night ’ s 1-0 win at West Ham . Mourinho ’ s players will return to training at the weekend as the Chelsea manager plots the second leg against Laurent Blanc ’ s side at Stamford Bridge . VIDEO Scroll down to watch manager Jose Mourinho label his Chelsea players warriors . Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off ahead of their PSG match . Mourinho shakes hands with Chelsea striker Diego Costa on Wednesday night after another vital victory . Chelsea manager Mourinho celebrates with Kurt Zouma and Didier Drogba at full time at West Ham . Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic said : ‘ We have the great result from Paris but we still have to think about the Champions League because we want to go through . ‘ For us as a team it ’ s very good because we can have time to refresh ourselves and at the same time to work and prepare for the game in every detail . For sure , we will be ready for the game . ‘ This is very important and a good thing about this is we can focus 100 per cent on Paris and we are not thinking about anything else . ‘ 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 . Eden Hazard celebrates scoring against West Ham on Wednesday night as Chelsea clinched a 1-0 win . Hazard celebrates as Chelsea won at Upton Park on Wednesday night to stay top of the Premier League . ‘ It ’ s the Champions League next and we have to be real , real strong and there is no time for big celebrations. ’ Chelsea are closing in on their first Barclays Premier League title since Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge at the start of last season . They remain five points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand following their 1-0 win at Upton Park on Wednesday evening . Ivanovic added : ‘ We knew what we had to do , we knew it was another final for us after Man City lost a game , it ’ s for us to keep the big gap and not give them the chance to close the gap again . ‘ We are one step closer , but still it ’ s a long way. ’ Branislav Ivanovic pictured during Premier League laders Chelsea 's 1-0 win at Upton Park on Wednesday . Mourinho will bring his squad back into training after two days to prepare for their clash with PSG .
Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 at Upton Park on Wednesday night . It caps a busy week for Chelsea after they won the Capital One Cup final . Jose Mourinho has rewarded his players with two days off to rest . They will return to training at the weekend ahead of PSG 's visit to London . Chelsea face the French club in the Champions League second leg . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .