Alvaro Morata described Antonio Conte as one of the world's best tactical managers after he masterminded Chelsea's dramatic 2-1 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Michy Batshuayi struck in the 94th minute to complete a remarkable Chelsea fightback at the Wanda Metropolitano after Morata's seventh goal of the season cancelled out a first-half penalty from Antoine Griezmann, with Diego Costa watching from the stands.
Chelsea controlled the match for long periods, and Morata believes Conte deserves the majority of the credit for the team's success as well as his own swift adaptation following his £58 million summer move from Real Madrid.
"He is tactically the best or one of the best without a doubt," Morata said of Conte in an interview with Cadena Ser. "I knew that my level would improve a lot with him.
"It was an important test to measure our level against a team that is always a candidate to win the Champions League. We are all happy.
"The important thing is that we are winning in the Champions League and in the Premier League we are there and we are playing for our lives this weekend. Everything is going well for the time being."
Eden Hazard, the outstanding player on the pitch until his withdrawal in the 82nd minute, highlighted the importance of beating a side like Atletico.
"Since I came here [in the summer of 2012], I think it is the first time we have beaten a really good and strong team in the Champions League," he said.
"We did well. There were not just a few moments, it was from the first minute to the end of the game. That means we are a good team and have good players.
"We should have scored more than two, but sometimes it's good to win at the end, the feeling is very good."
Cesc Fabregas missed a big chance to put Chelsea ahead at 1-1, and after the match the Spain international agreed that his side were worthy of the win.
"To have come here and played in the manner we did against Atletico, not many teams do that," he told Onda Cero. "It's true that we should have killed the game off earlier than we did but we controlled the game from start to finish.
"We've done a good job and we need to be happy. We knew we had to prove what a top team we are and we did. In the end, justice was done."