Marc Cucurella’s performance against Borrusia Dortmund last night was a joy to watch. The former Brighton wingback has always been chastised for his blunders and errors, which have proved costly at times. However, it was praises all night. He proved the majority of his critics and doubters wrong. He appeared to be putting forth his best effort.
Chelsea won the match via 2 goals to 0 with Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling on the score sheet. Kai Havertz scored the game’s first goal in the 44th minute. He converted a penalty kick to make the score 1:0. However, this goal only leveled the aggregate, which was now 1:1.
Raheem Sterling scored the second goal at the start of the second half to make it 2:1 on aggregate. At this point, Chelsea only needed to defend and prevent them from scoring a goal to ensure their place in the quarterfinals, which they did.
Many fans flocked to the Chelsea social media pages to congratulate Mac Cucurella on his performance in the game. According to one fan, he played very well, and Koulibaly was also very solid. Cucurella kept a clean sheet against a formidable opponent.
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Cucurella surprised us all; he can play, writes @Kip Chumba. This simply demonstrates that many blues fans had already written him off. Perhaps Graham Potter’s patience is finally paying off. Only two matches ago, fans began calling for his head, claiming that the process in which they trusted was taking too long. Mac Cucurella did an excellent job.
