"Ironically, he stuck to his word and stuck to the heels of his 18-year-old Spain teammate, but without making reckless challenges. "Cucurella's given the best training lesson you could have for dealing with Lamine Yamal tonight," Rooney told Amazon Prime. "Cucurella was absolutely incredible, probably the best performance I've seen from a left-back for a long, long time. To do that tonight, he's a serious player.""
"Chelsea took the lead in the 27th minute through a Joules Koundé own goal. Ronald Araújo was sent off via a second yellow card shortly before half-time and Chelsea compounded Barça's misery 10 minutes after the break with an Estêvão stunner. Liam Delap added the cherry on top with a 73rd minute strike to put the game beyond reach. However, it was the Brazilian teenager's goal that would dominate headlines."
Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge as Marc Cucurella effectively marked Lamine Yamal and earned high praise from Wayne Rooney. Cucurella had joked that Estêvão should train with shin pads, then stuck to Yamal's heels without making reckless challenges. Chelsea opened the scoring through a Jules Koundé own goal, and Ronald Araújo was sent off for a second yellow shortly before half-time. Estêvão produced a stunning goal early in the second half and Liam Delap added a 73rd-minute strike to seal the victory. The result moved Chelsea up the table while Barcelona dropped significantly.
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