Jadon Sancho took a moment to console a tearful Antony after helping Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 to win the Conference League final in Wrocław.
The winger smashed in the Blues' third goal as they became the first club to win each of the five major European trophies.
And moments after the final whistle, Sancho headed over to Betis' clearly distraught Antony to give his fellow Man United loanee a big hug.
Antony has been in dazzling form since moving to Spain on loan in January, scoring nine goals and adding five assists; showing why Man United splashed out £86million to sign him from Ajax.
Despite all the pre-match hype, however, the Brazilian was unable to impact the final.
Sancho, on the other hand, came off the bench after an hour with his side still trailing 1-0 and helped inspire a thunderous comeback as the Blues scored four times in 25 minutes.
It could prove to be a career-defining impact for Sancho as his future hangs in the balance with Chelsea yet to decide whether to sign him on a permanent deal.
The 25-year-old joined on loan from Man United at the very end of last summer's transfer window, signing for the duration of the 2024/25 season.
The deal included the condition that Chelsea would be obligated to sign Sancho for £25m should they finish higher than 14th in the Premier League.
The Blues, who finished fourth, must pay a £5m penalty to Man United if they wish to renege on that term but manager Enzo Maresca revealed in the build-up to the final that Chelsea's decision was still pending.
Antony finds himself in a similar situation. Manuel Pellegrini's side want to keep the 25-year-old but will need to shell out around £30-35m and fend off competition for his signature, leaving the Brazilian in limbo.
Cohaelrtuy
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the truth is that Sancho is not really crying for losing the finals but crying on how to go back to that devil's home where his nightmare begins
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Point of correction, Sancho did not lose the finals, he won it. That guy crying 😭 is not Sancho, he's Anthony.
Torrique876
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25 m is kinda reasonable for sancho I think Chelsea should sign and offload players they have now.
tutekntuz
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Only cucurella can make you useless for whole entire 90 minutes
Odogwo
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the truth is that Sancho is not really crying for losing the finals but crying on how to go back to that devil's home where his nightmare begins
BREEZE_WEST
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4 goals in 25 minutes in a final .. wow Chelsea was just class
Yoobcdmrz
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He cried after losing 1'game "aww" tutt tutt! If he'd looked up at the United fans when he played he'd would've seen thousands crying and bewildered. "jeez crying after 1'game I've been crying all season partly because of him!
YomiGold
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The proof that Antony is not fit neither mentally nor physically for the EPL . I’m happy he found the right place
All thanks to Cucurella. He made us see what Anthony is really.
ImoukhuedeGeorge
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The proof that Antony is not fit neither mentally nor physically for the EPL . I’m happy he found the right place
Liar Chelsea were the better team in the second half because of squad depth Antony is a good player he can still improve
loceimnptz
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Was Antony on the pitch? Truly, I never saw him. It dies appear Betis played 10 against 11.
Toyemnpstu
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The proof that Antony is not fit neither mentally nor physically for the EPL . I’m happy he found the right place
Kedanruz
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he played bare shit