“Best period in a Chelsea shirt” – Blues’ best player got 0 goals and only played 45 minutes | OneFootball

Nicolas Jackson got two goals to boost his confidence, plus both starting wingers bagged as well to add to their season tallies.

But the best player for Chelsea tonight in their win over Djurgarden was midfielder Enzo Fernandez. He picked up two assists and generally ran the show before being taken off for a rest in the second period.

Player ratings make it clear it was the Enzo show

A glance around the various players ratings show how appreciated the Argentine’s showing was.

“Easily Chelsea’s best player on the night… with his two assists here, he now has more this season than in his previous three combined,” Football.London wrote, awarding the midfielder a 9/10.

“Never going to overawed by the atmosphere and claimed assists for the first two goals before making way at half-time,” was the Evening Standard‘s take, as they gave him a rather harsh 7/10.

Simon Johnson’s summary for the Athletic called it “Fernandez’s best period in a Chelsea shirt… It was like he was having some fun in his back garden rather than facing Djurgarden the way he set up his side’s first two goals of the night… he looked a class apart.”

The numbers back up superb showing for Enzo

Nicolas Jackson celebrates his goal. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

SofaScore gave him an 8.1 rating and pointed out some of his best points. He completed 38 of 43 passes, with 3 key passes leading to his 2 assists. He played an impressive 4 accurate long balls out of a total of 5. In games like this, where the opposition sit off him and he has the license to road, he’s such a threat.

Let’s hope that that second half break keeps him fresh for Sunday – that’s when we really need him to step up and perform. Not against the 11th best team in Sweden, but against the best team in the Premier League.