Marc Cucurella on Facing Lamine Yamal in the Champions League ⚡🇪🇸
Marc Cucurella is bracing himself for one of the toughest battles of his career as he prepares to face Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal in the Champions League.
Speaking ahead of the clash, the Chelsea full-back admitted that the teenage winger poses a unique challenge:
“He’s the hardest winger to stop. He’s a very skilful player; you never know what he’s going to do to you. It’ll be a tough match, but I’ll try to make things as difficult as possible for him.”
Cucurella also shared the delicate balance he must strike in defending against his Spain teammate, joking about the consequences of going too far in stopping him:
“I can’t injure him either, because otherwise I won’t be able to come back to the national team.”
Yamal, still only 17, has already established himself as a regular starter for both Barcelona and Spain, dazzling fans with his pace, trickery, and fearlessness. For Cucurella, the challenge will be containing his unpredictability without losing composure—a task many defenders have already struggled with.
The matchup between Cucurella and Yamal is set to be one of the most intriguing individual duels of the Champions League round, pitting experience against youthful brilliance on the European stage.
