Chelsea defender made more successful tackles than any defender in Europe last weekend

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Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella made more successful tackles than any defender in Europe’s top five leagues last weekend, according to Squakwa.

The Spanish defender played 90 minutes as Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-1 at the King Power stadium last Saturday.

Cucurella made 7 successful tackles in the victory over Leicester City last Saturday, the most by any defender in Europe’s top five leagues last weekend.

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Graham Potter has hailed Marc Cucurella for two great performances in the victories over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and Leicester City in the Premier League.

Cucurella failed to make three consecutive matchday squads before putting in a man of the match performance in the 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund and another impressive performance in the 3-1 victory over Leicester City.

Reacting to Cucurella’s performance against Leicester City, Potter said: “Marc Cucurella has been out of the squad for a while but has now put in two great performances. It epitomises what we’re looking for.”