It has been revealed why Spain’s Marc Cucurella was jeered by the crowd at the Nations League final against Portugal.
Spain, the defending champions of the Nations League, will play Portugal in the final on Sunday night at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
Spain was the clear favorite going into the game because of the outstanding play of their best players this season, namely Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal, who defeated France in an exciting 5-4 semifinal.
Before Mikel Oyarzabal put his team back ahead just before halftime, Nuno Mendes equalized with his first international goal after unlikely hero Martin Zubimendi opened the scoresheet.
The main focus of the first half, however, was not the goals but rather Chelsea defender Cucurella, who was jeered the entire time and now we know why.
Thousands of people are in attendance to watch two of Europe’s top teams fight in an exciting final, which is being held in one of Germany’s largest towns.
And because they recall the defender’s conduct during Spain’s quarterfinal match against Germany in the Euro 2024 tournament last summer, these local supporters are jeering Cucurella whenever he touches the ball.
The Chelsea left-back looked to block a shot on goal with his hand during the cagey match’s extra time, but surprisingly, the home team was not given a penalty.
It’s evident that German fans have not forgotten the match’s heartbreaking disappointment, as Mikel Merino of Arsenal scored the game-winning goal for Spain just twelve minutes later.
Thousands of people are in attendance to watch two of Europe’s top teams fight in an exciting final, which is being held in one of Germany’s largest towns.
And because they recall the defender’s conduct during Spain’s quarterfinal match against Germany in the Euro 2024 tournament last summer, these local supporters are jeering Cucurella whenever he touches the ball.
The Chelsea left-back looked to block a shot on goal with his hand during the cagey match’s extra time, but surprisingly, the home team was not given a penalty.
It’s evident that German fans have not forgotten the match’s heartbreaking disappointment, as Mikel Merino of Arsenal scored the game-winning goal for Spain just twelve minutes later.
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