The hard work is just about to start for Antonio Conte.
Top of the English Premier league since early November, Chelsea can complete its serene march to the title by picking up three points over its next three games, the first of which is at West Bromwich Albion on Friday.
With the other two matches being at home to out-of-form Watford and already-relegated Sunderland, it's surely a formality for the Blues.
In public, Conte won't be thinking further ahead than his team's trip to The Hawthorns but a coach as thorough and hard-working as the Italian will surely have one eye on the offseason and beyond.
leading Chelsea into the Champions league should be enough of a lure for Conte, who has two years left on his contract. However, being back in Europe's top competition presents its own challenges. Conte has been able to use a settled side in the Premier league without the extra playing demands of Europe - a point that has been raised by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho — so next season will be more of a slog.
At former club Juventus, Conte had two seasons in the Champions league: Juve reached the quarterfinals in 2012-13 before being swept aside by Bayern Munich, and then failed to advance from its group the following year. After his second try, Conte bemoaned the difference between Juventus and the top European clubs, saying: "When you sit in a restaurant where a meal costs 100 euros, you can't think about eating with just 10 euros."
Conte will have to strengthen the Chelsea squad to cope with Europe and his work in the transfer market is sure to be scrutinized, with Conte having been frustrated in his dealings last summer.
For now, though, Conte will want to enjoy the winning the league for the fourth season in a row at club level. And it would be a surprise if it didn't happen on Friday, with West Brom having gone six games and almost two months without a victory in the league.