Thomas Tuchel's Diego Maradona highlights Chelsea’s golden trio next owner has to build around

It reflects the incredibly high levels of performance Mason Mount has achieved, and only at the age of 23 that this season felt a little lower than his player of the season campaign in 2020/21.

With 20 goals and 21 assists since the start of last season, Mount is alongside Harry Kane for one of just two Englishmen playing for a Premier League side to achieve those influential numbers. His wider numbers from Tuesday night's Champions League classic against Real Madrid only paints a more impressive picture.

100 per cent tackles won, 100 per cent long ball accuracy, 82 per cent pass accuracy, with 63 touches, four chances created, and a goal and assist.

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His brilliant right-footed strike in the 15th minute ignited Chelsea's evening and simultaneously placed Mount in astonishing company. As picked out by stats guru Duncan Alexander after the goal went in, Mason Mount has now scored more European Cup goals than Diego Maradona.

It is only the latest in a series of stats that showcase Mount's meteoric rise from Cobham standout to a guaranteed first-team starter.

The opening strike came off the back of his standout performance at St. Mary's Stadium at the weekend, where he scored two goals and got an assist in Chelsea's 6-0 win over Southampton. Isolating it down to this season, Mount has 11 goals, 14 assists and has won seven man of the match awards, highlighting his influence on Tuchel's play.

But he is not the only young star on Tuesday Chelsea fans were excited about. Along with Mount, Reece James and Kai Havertz also provided optimism with standout performances across the two legs against Real Madrid.

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