Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel believes Edouard Mendy should have been included on the Ballon d'Or shortlist.

Mendy produced a string of stunning saves to thwart Brentford, as Chelsea escaped with a 1-0 Premier League by the skin of their teeth.

Five Chelsea players were included on the 30-man list for the prestigious Ballon d'Or gong but Mendy was not among them.

Asked if his goalkeeper merited inclusion, Tuchel replied: “Yes. But, you know, I'm happy. And it's more important that he performs like this as he did today than that he's on any list.

“I hope it does not bother him, because it does not bother me too much. He's not too influenced by that.

"I think we could be on that list as a whole team, we won that competition as a team.

“If we have five names or six names it doesn't matter.

“We won the Champions League with 21, 23 guys, everybody played their role.

“Today we relied on him heavily again today, he's the guy who performs so well for us and that we're so happy for. So everything is good."