Maresca & Cucurella Press Conference | Chelsea vs Barcelona | UCL 25/26
Enzo Maresca and Marc Cucurella face the media ahead of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. HIGHLIGHTS Maresca: 00:00 - Injury updates 00:31- Could Cole Palmer be available for Arsenal? 01:37 - How big this week is for Chelsea 02:32 - Barcelona without Pedri and the impact of Enzo Fernandez 03:53 - Maresca's history with Barcelona 05:21 - Estevao's recent comparison to Lamine Yamal 06:25 - Robert Lewandowski's history against Chelsea and how to stop him 07:40 - On exploiting Barcelona's high line 08:23 - On Chelsea's improvement compared to UCL gameweek 1 09:10 - On the benefit of having Marc Cucurella at Chelsea 10:06 - On whether Estevao can be as influential as Yamal at Barcelona 10:58 - Is the tikki-takka style of football still impactful in English football? 13:26 - On Marc Guiu's development and what he needs to do to get more minutes 14:30 - On this current Barcelona team Cucurellla: 15:16 - The excitement of drawing Barcelona with his history at the club 15:49 - Career since leaving Barcelona 16:46 - On Cucurella's impression of Estevao at the Club World Cup 17:48 - On the importance of this week and how well Chelsea can do this season 19:22 - Estevao and Yamal comparison 20:43 - On not being as reliant on Cole Palmer as in the past 21:46 - On Cole Palmer's broken toe 22:43 - On how to prepare to play against Yamal 23:37 - On Chelsea's improvement 24:46 - On what you can't prepare for against Yamal 25:39 - Favourite position on the pitch 26:44 - On Barcelona's special talent 28:08 - On Barcelona without Pedri 29:08 - On how big this game is 30:07 - On this years Barcelona team and how to deal with Yamal 31:24 - On how to play against Barcelona 32:00 - What it's like playing against your national teammates Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/chelseafc?sub_confirmation=1 #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #Football #Soccer #pressconference #championsleague #barcelona #ucl #ucl2025 #marescaera #enzomaresca #marccucurella --- RECOMMENDED PLAYLISTS: UCL Highlights | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkOLjy99sbsiQ6POpAufh6j Extended Highlights | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkJDWF_RT9-KrlsppGLrulL Chelsea New Signings | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6En2uwNkbbIdOaos3NCRckvR Chelsea Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkHTJ2ELJr69g-MWnXAOMvB Enzo Maresca | 2024/25: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6ElIXL1XhFvy9EBo73jtjupy --- Download Chelsea FC's official mobile app for EXCLUSIVE content: http://che.lc/5thstand For all the latest updates, team news and launches, visit: http://che.lc/YTwebsite --- ABOUT CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Founded in 1905, Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London with Stamford Bridge as the home of the club. Competing in the Premier League - the top division of English football, the club has had many successes, winning five Premier League titles. The club won their first major honour, the League championship in 1955, followed by the FA Cup in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022. As the Pride of London, Chelsea FC is one of the most successful clubs in terms of overall trophies won. They are the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice and, following their 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League triumph, they have now completed victories in all five major UEFA club tournaments. Domestically, they have claimed six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. Internationally, Chelsea have lifted the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and now the UEFA Conference League, winning each of the first five twice since their inception. The Chelsea YouTube channel provides access to all the build-up, training and behind-the-scenes moments and matchday action along with all the unseen edits and player focus from Reece James, Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez to Sam Kerr, Lauren James and many more. It’s the only channel where you’ll get an authentic look at this great club including memorable nights with world-class heroes such as Peter Osgood, Gianfranco Zola, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba & Eden Hazard.
Enzo Maresca and Marc Cucurella face the media ahead of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. HIGHLIGHTS Maresca: 00:00 - Injury updates 00:31- Could Cole Palmer be available for Arsenal? 01:37 - How big this week is for Chelsea 02:32 - Barcelona without Pedri and the impact of Enzo Fernandez 03:53 - Maresca's history with Barcelona 05:21 - Estevao's recent comparison to Lamine Yamal 06:25 - Robert Lewandowski's history against Chelsea and how to stop him 07:40 - On exploiting Barcelona's high line 08:23 - On Chelsea's improvement compared to UCL gameweek 1 09:10 - On the benefit of having Marc Cucurella at Chelsea 10:06 - On whether Estevao can be as influential as Yamal at Barcelona 10:58 - Is the tikki-takka style of football still impactful in English football? 13:26 - On Marc Guiu's development and what he needs to do to get more minutes 14:30 - On this current Barcelona team Cucurellla: 15:16 - The excitement of drawing Barcelona with his history at the club 15:49 - Career since leaving Barcelona 16:46 - On Cucurella's impression of Estevao at the Club World Cup 17:48 - On the importance of this week and how well Chelsea can do this season 19:22 - Estevao and Yamal comparison 20:43 - On not being as reliant on Cole Palmer as in the past 21:46 - On Cole Palmer's broken toe 22:43 - On how to prepare to play against Yamal 23:37 - On Chelsea's improvement 24:46 - On what you can't prepare for against Yamal 25:39 - Favourite position on the pitch 26:44 - On Barcelona's special talent 28:08 - On Barcelona without Pedri 29:08 - On how big this game is 30:07 - On this years Barcelona team and how to deal with Yamal 31:24 - On how to play against Barcelona 32:00 - What it's like playing against your national teammates Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/chelseafc?sub_confirmation=1 #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #Football #Soccer #pressconference #championsleague #barcelona #ucl #ucl2025 #marescaera #enzomaresca #marccucurella --- RECOMMENDED PLAYLISTS: UCL Highlights | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkOLjy99sbsiQ6POpAufh6j Extended Highlights | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkJDWF_RT9-KrlsppGLrulL Chelsea New Signings | 2025/26: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6En2uwNkbbIdOaos3NCRckvR Chelsea Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6EkHTJ2ELJr69g-MWnXAOMvB Enzo Maresca | 2024/25: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6bGx4zt6ElIXL1XhFvy9EBo73jtjupy --- Download Chelsea FC's official mobile app for EXCLUSIVE content: http://che.lc/5thstand For all the latest updates, team news and launches, visit: http://che.lc/YTwebsite --- ABOUT CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Founded in 1905, Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London with Stamford Bridge as the home of the club. Competing in the Premier League - the top division of English football, the club has had many successes, winning five Premier League titles. The club won their first major honour, the League championship in 1955, followed by the FA Cup in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022. As the Pride of London, Chelsea FC is one of the most successful clubs in terms of overall trophies won. They are the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice and, following their 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League triumph, they have now completed victories in all five major UEFA club tournaments. Domestically, they have claimed six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. Internationally, Chelsea have lifted the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and now the UEFA Conference League, winning each of the first five twice since their inception. The Chelsea YouTube channel provides access to all the build-up, training and behind-the-scenes moments and matchday action along with all the unseen edits and player focus from Reece James, Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez to Sam Kerr, Lauren James and many more. It’s the only channel where you’ll get an authentic look at this great club including memorable nights with world-class heroes such as Peter Osgood, Gianfranco Zola, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba & Eden Hazard.