Wayne Rooney hailed Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella 's performance marking Lamine Yamal in 3-0 Champions League win over Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Cucurella had joked in the build-up to the game that he had told Estêvão to train with shin pads as he prepared for how he would play against Yamal. 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 Joule

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