Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and his inspirational captain John Terry refused to get carried away after the Blues secured top spot in Champions League Group G with a thrilling 5-0 win against Schalke in Germany.
The Premier League leaders outclassed a team managed by former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo, but Mourinho was keen to keep his players feet on the ground as he offered this assessment of their flawless performance.
"The team played a fantastic match," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "At this moment this team is very mature and very confident.
"Obviously, to win 5-0 away in the Champions League is not normal. To win 5-0 in Germany is even less normal. The performance was very impressive. The performance was very complete.
"We are defending well because we are defending with 11 players. We are also attacking well. At this moment, we have a good team. Obviously we can lose and the bad result is waiting for us, but the reality is the team is playing very well and we have big self belief."
Terry also played down the significance of Chelsea's latest emphatic result, on a night when his goal started the avalanche that would fly past Schalke keeper Ralf Fahrmann.
"It was a great performance," said Terry. "We needed to put ourselves through as top of the group and with a busy schedule that is important because it gives the manager the chance to rest a few against Sporting Lisbon [in the final group game] if he wants to.
"The early goal killed Schalke off and when the third went in that was that. The forward play is excellent and we're looking dangerous every time we go forward. But we're all putting a shift in as well and defending well as a team.
"Being top of the group is very important for the next round and the draw and the forward play in our team is looking excellent. They are also putting a shift in for the team and help us defend, but we are not getting carried away. We seem to be getting stronger game by game, so long may that continue."