{"id":15229,"date":"2025-11-26T06:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/robert-sanchez-harshly-criticized-lamine-yamal-claiming-cucurella-had-him-in-his-pocket\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:03:03","slug":"robert-sanchez-harshly-criticized-lamine-yamal-claiming-cucurella-had-him-in-his-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/robert-sanchez-harshly-criticized-lamine-yamal-claiming-cucurella-had-him-in-his-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Sanchez harshly criticized Lamine Yamal, claiming Cucurella had him in his pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">I<\/span>It wasn&#8217;t a magical Champions League night for Lamine Yamal &#8211; that&#8217;s for sure. Chelsea, and Marc Cucurella in particular, managed to completely neutralize the player who many believe is destined for the future of football, while also contributing to the 3-0 victory over FC Barcelona.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Ramin gives new message on social media, sparking reinforcements for Chelsea<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\"><span>\u00d7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Spanish full-back was named player of the match, and rightly so. Teammate Robert Suches then unleashed a brutal line aimed squarely at the Rose&#8217;s young star.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">\n<p>Robert Sanchez&#8217;s bombshell about Lamine Yamal<\/h2>\n<p>The Chelsea goalkeeper kept a clean sheet and when speaking to reporters in the mixed zone was asked about the individual games between Cucurella and Yamal. His reply was short and shocking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCucurella has him in his pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then took a second shot that could haunt many in his career, commenting on Premier League level:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone looks really good until they get to the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is worth remembering that this was Lamine Yamal&#8217;s first match with an English club, and it did not go well at all.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when asked whether Barcelona should be considered favorites to win the Champions League, Sanchez replied with a big smile:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Favorites? Barcelona? No, we are the favorites.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are currently in 5th place in the competition (remaining games pending) while FC Barcelona are languishing in 15th place and look to be in a very bad position for this year&#8217;s Champions League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/2025\/11\/26\/6926860b268e3ef3768b4589.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IIt wasn&#8217;t a magical Champions League night for Lamine Yamal &#8211; that&#8217;s for sure. Chelsea, and Marc Cucurella in particular, managed to completely neutralize the player who many believe is destined for the future of football, while also contributing to the 3-0 victory over FC Barcelona. 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