The 'victims' of Cucurella

In the early morning of November 26, Lamine Yamal experienced the most difficult match of his career since his debut for Barcelona. Under Cucurella's fierce pursuit, the 18-year-old prodigy was completely suffocated, causing the away team to lose 3-0 to Chelsea.

In the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Desire Doue - PSG's brightest young talent, also became a "victim" of Cucurella. After the match, many Chelsea fans humorously commented: "Welcome to Cucurella prison - where all the stars are helpless". In this match, the reigning Champions League champion lost miserably to Chelsea 0-3.

In last season's Europa League final, Antony was powerless against Cucurella. The former MU star entered the match with 9 goals and 5 assists for Real Betis after only half a season. However, Antony did not have a single pass against Chelsea, contributing to the home team's heavy 1-4 loss.

In the Premier League, Mohamed Salah also often had difficulty facing Cucurella. Most recently, in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Liverpool on October 4, the "Egyptian King" was completely silent. It was Cucurella who broke down Salah's wing and passed to his teammate to score the decisive goal.

Cucurella was once the butt of many jokes at Chelsea, but his performances at Euro 2024 have changed all that. He has been a completely different player, notably shutting down Ousmane Dembele as Spain beat France 2-1 in the semi-finals.

In the final, Cucurella also neutralized England's Bukayo Saka . "My main goal was to make him uncomfortable," Cucurella said before the match and in fact he did it by making Saka disappear from the match. Similar to France, England also lost 1-2 to "La Roja".

Cucurella is no longer a derided signing, no longer a player whose value is doubted. The former Brighton star is the embodiment of tenacity, intelligence and courage. It can be affirmed that Cucurella is one of the best left-backs in the world today.

Chelsea's three goals against Barcelona In the early morning of November 26, Chelsea crushed Barcelona with a score of 3-0 in the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying round.

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