Manchester City have negotiated a testing week with distinction so far, but their tricky spell comes to a head on Sunday with a tough trip to Premier League title rivals Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola's side travel to the Emirates having dispatched Manchester United last weekend before beginning their Champions League campaign with victory over 10-man Napoli.
But City will be kicking off against Mikel Arteta's side barely 66 hours after the referee blew for full-time in their European contest, giving them only two full days to recover and work tactically on the game.
"We are going to [go] hiking in the mountains," joked Guardiola. "We are going to do that these two days."
He added: "I don't know, Friday recovery. The players have a lot of injuries but rest, rest, rest and [recover] the energy for Sunday."
In January, Guardiola said English teams are at a disadvantage in Europe because of Premier League scheduling as they always put "the toughest schedules for the European teams in the important stages".
But on this occasion, the Spaniard refused to be drawn into a discussion about whether City had spoken to the Premier League or Uefa about the scheduling, saying: "Don't go for that side, it is not necessary."