There are 2 ways to answer that :
1. Its only one more game now. In for a penny, in for a pound. And if they win, everyone will feel fresh as a daisy.
or
2. Its going to preoccupy the teams thoughts for a couple of weeks before and could distract them from league games, and if they lose they will be sulking for weeks afterwards, also affecting league results.
I really dont know. AP should play his strongest team in every game from now on, and sod the rotation cr*p.