Forward Gareth Bale says Tottenham are confident ahead of an important week in the fight for a Champions League spot.
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Bale, 23, scored a stunning late winner against his former club Southampton to keep Spurs very much in the hunt.
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Wednesday's trip to fourth- placed Chelsea is likely to prove pivotal, and Bale says the squad are well prepared.
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"It is a massive game, but every game is massive," he said.
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"Every game is a cup final now so we have to prepare, be confident and give everything."
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Saturday's win capped a remarkable week for Bale, who won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards as well as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year prize.
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With the battle for the top four Premier League places hotting up, it also kept Spurs within two points of third-placed Arsenal, and trailing Chelsea on goal difference.
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"I saw the space open up and got a good strike away - it is a massive three points and keeps our Champions League hopes alive," said Bale, who becomes the first Tottenham player since Jurgen Klinsmann in 1994-95 to register 20 league goals in a season.
They just have to beat Chelsea when they finally meet. The goals must come on that day. Gareth Bale must prove himself