Graham Potter says a weight has been lifted off his shoulders after claiming back-to-back victories ahead of their upcoming clash against Leicester City on Saturday.

Tuesday’s 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge allowed Chelsea to overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg and advance to the quarter-finals.

The victory over the Bundesliga’s top team, which followed a rare Premier League victory against Leeds, gave Chelsea its first consecutive victories since October.

“Has the weight been lifted off my shoulders? Yes, in some ways,” said Chelsea manager Potter, whose team have won just two of their past 10 Premier League matches.

“I’m not getting carried away, it’s just two wins so we have to focus on Leicester. The boys have been in a good place, good spirit, they’ve stuck together in a bad time which is good, there’s a lot to say about that.”

Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s supporters expressed their relief following the conclusion of the game.

“It’s our job to produce games and produce results,” said Potter. “I think that the performance was a positive one and I think that they appreciated that.

“I think generally when that’s the case (winning) they get behind the team and support the team so I have nothing to say about how we’ve been treated with the supporters — they’ve been great, fantastic.”

Saturday at the King Power Stadium, Chelsea will attempt to demonstrate that they have finally turned the corner.

The 10th-placed team is seeking its first away victory in the Premier League in five months against a Leicester side that has lost its last three league contests.

However, Potter cautioned that Leicester’s results were worse than their performance.

“They have still got some really, really good players,” he said. “I have huge respect for Brendan (Rodgers), for what he’s done there. He’s a top coach and a top person so looking forward to seeing him and it will be a tough game.”

Although Chelsea has struggled to score goals, they have the second-best defensive record in the Premier League.

“I think at the moment it’s suiting us quite well (back-three formation) and it’s working,” said Potter.

“Defensively as much as everyone’s focused on the other end and rightly so because we haven’t scored as many goals as we’d like — defensively we’re up there as one of the best teams in the Premier League.”