Wayne Rooney Praises Cucurella’s Performance Against Yamal in Chelsea’s Victory
Wayne Rooney praised the outstanding performance of Chelsea’s left-back, Marc Cucurella, who neutralized Barcelona’s young winger, Lamine Yamal, in Chelsea’s 3-0 Champions League victory.
Cucurella, jokingly, had suggested that Estêvão prepare for the match, which anticipated a personal marking on Yamal. The Chelsea player kept his word, closely marking his Spanish teammate without resorting to reckless fouls.
Cucurella gave the best training lesson one can have to deal with Lamine Yamal tonight. Cucurella was absolutely incredible, probably the best performance I’ve seen from a left-back in a long, long time. Doing that tonight, he’s a serious player.
Wayne Rooney
Marc Cucurella mantuvo a raya a Lamine Yamal en la victoria del Chelsea sobre el Barcelona el martes.Chelsea took the lead in the 27th minute with an own goal by Jules Koundé. Ronald Araujo was sent off for a second yellow card shortly before halftime, and Chelsea increased Barça’s misery 10 minutes after the restart with a great goal by Estêvão.
Liam Delap added the icing on the cake with a goal in the 73rd minute, putting the game out of reach. However, it was the Brazilian teenager’s goal that would dominate the headlines.
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The pre-match focused heavily on the battle between Estêvão and Yamal, two 18-year-old wingers with the world at their feet, and the former won with a lot of help from Cucurella.
Chelsea rose to fifth place in the table before Wednesday’s matchday, while Barça fell to 15th.
The Blues have achieved three victories and a draw in the Champions League since their only defeat against Bayern Munich, who will face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in Wednesday’s Premier League clash.
