Wayne Rooney has heaped praise on Marc Cucurella following Chelsea ’s Champions League win over Barcelona.

The Blues cruised to a 3-0 victory against the LaLiga giants on Tuesday night and there were a number of standout performers - all wearing a blue shirt - at Stamford Bridge .

Much of the plaudits has fallen at the feet of wonderkid Estevao after the Brazilian scored a stunning goal in the second half to double Chelsea’s lead and emulate Kylian Mbappe in the process .

In a showdown that was billed as ‘Estevao vs Lamine Yamal: The battle of the wonderkids’ it was the Chelsea youngster who ultimately came out on top.

Yamal, by his high standards, had an off night in west London and Rooney believes Cucurella deserves a lot of credit for how he handled the Barcelona star.

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