“Really happy to have in our team” – Cucurella names surprise Chelsea player he loves playing alongside | OneFootball

Marc Cucurella has revealed which Chelsea team-mate he’s “really happy” to have in the team ahead of their Conference League game with Copenhagen on Thursday.

The Blues return to European action in the Danish capital as the knockout stages of the Conference League get underway.

Chelsea are strong favourites to win the competition and have a 100% record having won all six of their matches in the league phase.

Cucurella names Chelsea player he’s “really happy” to have in the team

Cucurella has been in brilliant form this season and is likely to start against Copenhagen, and he’s arguably been one of Chelsea’s best performers this season.

The Spain international has already spoken about how it would be a disappointment if the Blues didn’t lift the trophy in May.

The pressure is on Enzo Maresca to deliver the first trophy of the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership, and they likely won’t get a better chance than this.

Jorgensen has replaced Sanchez as Chelsea’s number one. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC)

Maresca is expected to make changes, although given January departures and injuries he’s limited with the changes he can make.

Cucurella was on media duty ahead of the game and he was very complementary of Filip Jorgensen, who joined from Villarreal last summer.

“I think he’s a really good keeper,” he said in the pre-match press conference.

“I know from Spain because I always try to watch La Liga, he’s very young.

“He plays very good with his feet. He understands and he has a lot to improve. I’m really happy to have Filip in our team. Hopefully he can help us for the rest of the season.”

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However, despite displacing Robert Sanchez as number one, Maresca has confirmed the Spaniard will play on Thursday night.

Jorgensen has had to bide his time, but he’s now the number one after a series of mistakes from Sanchez, and it’s now up to the Dane to show he’s good enough to keep the shirt into next season, with Djordje Petrovic said to be returning from Strasbourg to compete for the position.