Mathieu Bastareaud believes Stade Francais are finding their form just at the right time.
The French giants host Bath Rugby this weekend as they look to cement their position at the top of Pool 4.
But despite recording three wins from four attempts so far in this year's Heineken Cup, Bastareaud admits that Stade have not been at their best.
That he says, is about to change.
The 2001 and 2005 Heineken Cup runners up secured a morale-boosting victory over Biarritz in the Top 14 last week as they bounced back from just one win in their previous five league fixtures.
And, with the business end of the season fast approaching, Bastareaud is aware that plenty of repeat performances will be required if the Parisians are to challenge for top honours both at home and on Europe's biggest stage.
"This match fell at exactly the right time," said Bastareaud.
"It was imperative that we finally clicked, that we woke up because since the beginning of the season it has not been very pretty what we have been doing.
"We were not getting much pleasure from our play on the pitch - it was beginning to become a little worrying.
"We really wanted to win against Biarritz. We live together and we love each other but we have not been aggressive enough on the pitch.
"Rugby is also about that. It is great to want to play nice rugby but if we don't stick our heads into a ruck at the very least, then there is not a lot we can do in the backs."
Stade go into Saturday's Round 5 encounter with 1998 champions Bath with a four-point cushion at the head of a group in which three teams still have a realistic chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Bastareaud and co know that victory at the Stade Jean Bouin would all but guarantee them a top two spot in the group ahead of their final week trip to Edinburgh.
