Chelsea celebrated winning the UEFA Champions League for the second time in their history last night after beating Manchester City 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
Attacking-midfielder Kai Havertz's first ever Champions League goal just three minutes before half time was enough to secure a fully deserved win for the Blues, who sourced their first piece of silverware under head coach Thomas Tuchel as a result.
The German, who took over at Stamford Bridge towards the end of January, nailed his tactics to perfection, as he watched his side get the better of Pep Guardiola and Manchester City for the third time in the space of just six weeks.
Although the scoreline suggested to anyone who hadn't watched the contest that it was a close run battle, with little between the two sides, Chelsea were a class above, dominating for long spells and restricting a star-studded City side to almost nothing in the final third.
From Edouard Mendy in goal to Timo Werner spearheading the forward line, Chelsea were excellent, fully earning the chance to lift one of the most famous trophies in football aloft at the end of the evening.
Hailing his side's performance, Blues chief Tuchel said: "I am not sure I feel very confident right now to talk about single players. The effort was huge, there were some difficult and very dangerous moments with a fantastic attitude to defending.
"We had an early change with Andreas [Christensen] for Thiago Silva which did not make things easier but we were brave, even in moments when it was hard to escape the pressure, we needed to suffer, we were brave in the formation, constantly active and it was a relentless performance.
"Of course Toni [Rudiger] and NG [ N'Golo Kante] were fantastic but it was a solid, solid performance."
After speaking to the media in his post-match press conference, Tuchel, who had already celebrated the win with his players, staff, his family and the fans on the pitch, returned to the dressing room to continue the party that was going to go on long into the night.
Already armed with a bottle of champagne, the German, who had been in Pep Guardiola's shoes last season, losing the final to Bayern Munich when in charge of Paris Saint-Germain, walked into the dressing room, crept up from behind a wall and immediately started spraying his players and staff with bubbly.
He danced around in a circle, continuing to spray the champagne everywhere, before taking off his shoes and holding them aloft with his players.
Everyone, with music playing, continued to bounce around the dressing room, with the floor soaked in champagne.
For Tuchel, it must have been one of the proudest moments in his career. He had come so close to laying his hands on this trophy less than 12 months ago, and now he has been able to celebrate winning it when he probably didn't even give it a moment's thought upon his arrival at Stamford Bridge just over four months ago.
The impact he has had on the club and his players has been breathtaking and enjoyable for almost everyone to watch. It will surely go down as one of the greatest managerial impacts in history?
But as well as transforming Chelsea's fortunes and turning them into Champions of Europe for a second time, Tuchel has also shown what a likeable, characteristic figure he is, something his celebrations proved.
