{"id":6011,"date":"2026-09-25T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:00:16","slug":"marc-cucurella-pinpoints-the-key-difference-between-playing-for-chelsea-and-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=6011","title":{"rendered":"Marc Cucurella pinpoints the key difference between playing for Chelsea and Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Marc Cucurella\u2019s move from Chelsea to Real Madrid has seen him unlock a new level of fanfare that he never had during his time at Stamford Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cucurella<\/a> pushed for a move to his home country after making his thoughts on the project and ownership at Chelsea very clear, which seemingly did not go down well with those in charge of the club.<\/p>\n

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Since then, he has been part of a struggling Real Madrid side under Jose Mourinho, however winning the World Cup has seen his popularity skyrocket in Spain upon his move there.<\/p>\n

Marc Cucurella names the big difference between playing for Chelsea and Real Madrid<\/h2>\n

Cucurella was asked what the biggest difference was between now and when he was at Stamford Bridge, and he quickly replied explaining how he is recognised everywhere he goes now, which didn\u2019t happen in London.<\/p>\n

He told El Larguero<\/a>: \u201cQuite a lot, really. I remember one day I went downtown and there were people there waiting for me who had recognised my car and such, and I was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, I didn\u2019t expect that. I didn\u2019t expect that.\u2019 They said, \u201cNo, it\u2019s just that we know what kind of car you have.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I said, \u2018That\u2019s unbelievable\u2019, but anyway, in the end, whenever I can, I try to give them their moment or their minute or whatever they ask me for because in the end, I understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cucurella\u2019s exit, alongside Enzo Fernandez walking out on Chelsea too created fears over what was awaiting Xabi Alonso when he took over at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

Alonso wanted Cucurella to stay<\/a>, however his mind was made up, and the boss was forced to look back into the transfer market to find a replacement for him.<\/p>\n

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He landed on Pep Chavarria, who despite joining from Rayo Vallecano with very little fanfare, has enjoyed a strong start to life at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

The left-back earned his first start of the season against Brentford, and was Chelsea\u2019s most impressive player despite the 3-0 defeat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chavarria shows a lot of the traits which Cucurella excelled at during his time at Chelsea. He is very aggressive in the tackle and is always willing to get involved in the attack too.<\/p>\n

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