Estevao etched his name into the record books by coolly converting a penalty in the sixth minute of added time at the end of the first half.

The 18-year-old’s skill and determination to get back on his feet had won the spot-kick, which put us 4-1 up.

He is also now the third youngest penalty scorer in Champions League history (18y 181d), behind Bojan (18y 90d in 2008) and Lamine Yamal (18y 100d).

Tyrique George joined fellow teenagers Estevao and Marc Guiu on the scoresheet early in the second half, and by the end of a one-sided contest, it was Estevao who had stood out above the rest during an impressive collective showing.

Estevao was deployed on the right wing from where he completed two take-ons and delivered a game-high ten crosses. He showed two impressive sides to his game: an ability to either hug the flank like an old-fashioned winger, or drift inside to bolster our attacking numbers in more central areas of the pitch.

One thing that has been very clear during the early months of Estevao’s Chelsea career is the confidence with which he plays.

He is unafraid to try and beat his man, trusting his superior technical ability to do so, while he is always more than happy to have a pop at goal.

Estevao was responsible for eight of our 22 shots last night, racking up an xG (Expected Goals) tally of 1.66. Three of his efforts were on target, with two others blocked by an Ajax defender.

Allied to that confidence when he has the ball at his feet is a willingness to demand it in the first place.

Against Ajax, Estevao was in possession for 4.9 per cent of the game, by some distance the most of any attacker on the pitch. His 70 overall touches were bettered only by three defenders, with a game-high 14 coming in the opponent’s box.

He is clearly willing to take risks but the accuracy of his passing – successful with 34 of 37 attempted at a 92 per cent completion rate – is testament to his vision and good decision-making.

Twenty of those passes were in the final third, with two deemed key passes.

Estevao is the kind of player who gets supporters on their feet and singing about him, and that was very much the case at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday during another thrilling performance.

It only added to the excitement around one of the top young talents in world football.