Chelsea hero Joe Cole sung the praises of Timo Werner and Mason Mount during their Champions League win at Real Madrid.

The 3-2 victory still saw Real reach the semifinals on aggregate.

But Cole labelled the pressing of the visitors, who led 1-0 at the time, as "elite" and said: "They were on it from the start. Mason Mount took the goal so well because the ball sits up, so he has to concentrate on the whip, but as soon as it left his foot.

"[Thibaut] Courtois had no chance, it was great play from Chelsea and they deserved it. What he [Thomas Tuchel] has done is he has gone to a back four, got [N'Golo] Kante and [Mateo] Kovacic in front of them to protect them.

"It is almost like a narrow diamond, and Mason is combining well with Timo up front which allows them that time in midfield when the ball turns over. They didn't give Real Madrid a minute and it was an elite showing of how to press a world-class team."