Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has been impressed by the work of Andre Villas-Boas at Tottenham this season.

Spurs face Chelsea tonight in a big top four battle.

"I think he's a good manager, he's working hard for his new team,'' Benitez said, before commenting on his squad.

"What I find every day is a very good group of players, keen to learn, ready to do things and to improve.

"You could see a lot of improvement this year. It's a good group of professionals."