Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel heaped praise on Antonio Rudiger after his performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday.

The German scored as Chelsea looked certain to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg, only to be eliminated after goals from Rodrygo and Karim Benzema.

Rudiger is set to become a free agent at season's end, and Tuchel said the performance showed exactly what Chelsea would be losing.

"Toni was outstanding," Tuchel told reporters. "It was a world-class performance in all belongings. It is what he does on an extremely high level.

"It is his mentality and focus, and leadership all combined. It is outstanding. This is another example of what he can do after another. That's it."