Roy Hodgson doesn't believe a 27-hour coach trip to Germany will have a major bearing on Fulham's Europa League chances.
The Cottagers were forced to embark on the marathon road trip to Hamburg for Thursday's semi-final first leg tie following the travel chaos caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
The trip was delayed for three hours following a lorry crash on a German Autobahn, but Hodgson allowed his players to stretch their legs with an impromptu training session during the hold up.
"We were on the road for 17 hours from leaving (training ground) Motspur Park to arriving at the Hyatt in Hamburg," he said.
"Three hours of that was standing in a queue thanks to a traffic accident on the Autobahn.
"The plan was to arrive here at 1.30pm to have lunch and that would have given us all afternoon for the physio to work with the players.
"Because of the delay, they didn't get to look at them until 5pm, which is a further disadvantage, but that I hope won't hamper us.
"It will be a little bit harder for us. It is not ideal preparation for an important game."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email