Cole Palmer was recognized as the excellent performer of the club World Cup final by French Outlet L'Equipe.
But Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was an unlikely recipient of praise after his heroic deeds in the surprise 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain.
Bluesbaas Enzo Maresca has mounted a shock victory on the European champions on Sunday evening and was just as grateful for the contributions of Palmer with two goals such as Sanchez, who produced a series of stunning rescues.
The notorious hard markers handed Palmer a 9/10 for his competition-winning display, while fellow goalkeeper Joao Pedro received a 7/10 after another impressive outing for his new club.
The much malignant Sanchez, whose position as Chelsea's no. 1 has been threatened since he moved to Stamford Bridge in 2023, received an 8/10 after making six saves and, according to the statistics, which occurred 1.35 goals.
Only Palmer improved the figure, while Malo Gusto immediately received an 8/10 for his impressive martiaing from PSG wing player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Proof of l'Equipe critical eye comes in their assessment of the Parisians who have endured a unique night that brought an acid end to the historical campaign.
Kvaratskhelia was one of the five Paris players who received a 2/10 after an anonymous version in which he managed only one shot, a successful dribble and only two of his seven duels won.
Ousmane Dembele, Nuno Mendes, Lucas Beraldo and Joao Neves – who were sent away in the 85th minute for pulling the Marc Cucurella hair – were the other stars at the end of a hidden of the exhaust.
The average assessment of L'Equipe for the PSG team was a measly 2.9/10, marginally lower than the degree for the boss Luis Enrique, whose frustration passed at the Metlife Stadium of New Jersey at the end of the game.
The Spaniard seemed to hit Chelsea striker Pedro during a heated collision after the game between the two teams. Pedro was initially engaged in a confrontation with Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi – with Andrey Santos also on site – before Enrique marched to the situation.
But instead of harming the situation, the Spanish manager made it physical and put Pedro in his hands before he was stopped by his own player Presnel Kimpembe.
Pedro fell dramatically on the floor and grabbed his face.
Enrique said about the incident: 'At the end, this was completely avoidable, my goal was always to separate football players, there was a lot of tension and pressure, there was a whole series of pushing that we all had to try to avoid. My intention is to prevent it from getting worse. '
In the victory, the blues were the fifth club – and the first from England – to win several FIFA Club World Cup titles, who became members of Real Madrid (five), Barcelona (three), Bayern Munich (two) and Corinthians (two).
The architect of the victory, Maresca – who received a 9/10 from L'Equipe – said: 'I have no words for the players. They all earn this and it's a good time.
'For me we won the game in the first 10 minutes. We set the pace and we were very good at pressing them. The circumstances made it difficult to continue, but the boys did well.
'Of course I am very excited [about the future] But I am more excited that we have three weeks off. '