Chelsea beat MU thanks to Cucurella's moment of brilliance

Cucurella scored the only goal for Chelsea - Photo: Chelsea Photos

Line-up

Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, George, Neto.

MU: Onana, Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, Dorgu, Mazraoui, Casemiro, Diallo, Fernandes, Mount, Hojlund.

Goal: Cucurella 71'

Son Heung Min returns, Tottenham empty-handed before the final with MUAston Villa won 2-0 against Tottenham at Villa Park. This result helped coach Unai Emery's team temporarily rise to 5th place in the Premier League rankings.

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Winning an important victory, Chelsea climbed to 4th place on the Premier League rankings - Photo: PL

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90'

The second half has 7 minutes of injury time.

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86'

In the final minutes, Chelsea players pressed high, making it impossible for MU to attack.

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79'

Amad Diallo turned the ball from the right wing inside and shot with his left foot but could not beat Sanchez.

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73'

Madueke had a great chance to double the lead but his final left-footed effort sent the ball flying wide.

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05/17/2025 | 03:47

71'

Goal (1-0, Cucurella): James handled the ball well and then crossed beautifully for Cucurella to enter the penalty area and head the ball dangerously to break the deadlock.

Cucurella's header goal

Cucurella celebrates his goal - Photo: Chelsea Photos

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05/17/2025 | 03:45

69'

Ugarte and Garnacho were brought on to replace Mount and Casemiro.

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61'

The referee awarded Chelsea a penalty when George fell in the MU penalty area. However, after consulting VAR, the referee reversed the decision, saying that Andre Onana did not commit a foul.

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54'

Amad Diallo continuously stirred up the right wing then passed to Mason Mount and Bruno but failed to finish.

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48'

Chelsea were awarded a free kick outside the box. James stepped up and took a shot that hit Bruno Fernandes in the face.

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End of first half

The first 45 minutes ended in a 0-0 draw - Photo: MUFC

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43'

Reece James appeared to have suffered a knee injury after landing badly. After receiving medical attention, he was able to continue playing.

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05/17/2025 | 02:44

28'

Enzo Fernandez just kicked the ball off Hojlund's hand in the penalty area but the referee did not award Chelsea a penalty.

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24'

Madueke broke down the left flank and then passed back to Reece James for a thunderous volley from outside the box, the ball hit the post and bounced out.

James hit the post - Photo: PL

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05/17/2025 | 02:32

16'

Bruno Fernandes crossed into the penalty area for Maguire to sneak down and score from close range against Chelsea. However, VAR later determined that the English centre-back was offside so the goal was disallowed.

Maguire's disallowed goal - Photo: PL

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