Marc Cucurella: Chelsea can 'cash in' on shaky Liverpool form in Premier League clash

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·2. Oktober 2025

Marc Cucurella: Chelsea can 'cash in' on shaky Liverpool form in Premier League clash

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Marc Cucurella believes Liverpool’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday represents a “good opportunity” for Chelsea to head into the international break on the back of two wins.

Chelsea had been in disappointing form ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League group phase game against Benfica but earnt three important points as an own goal from Richard Rios helped them to a 1-0 victory against Jose Mourinho's men.

Chelsea’s final match before the October break sees them host Premier League leaders Liverpool.

The Reds come into the game in iffy form of their own, however, following back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray.

Cucurella hopes that Chelsea can cash in and claim all three points just as they did in the same fixture last season.

“I think we are working hard,” he said.

“It’s true we need to learn and try not to concede these easy goals, and we need to keep improving.

“We have a lot of quality and a lot of talent, but we need to learn, as every game is a good opportunity to improve things.

“We are ready to play these types of games. For sure, I think Liverpool deserved to win the league last season. This season, they have started really strongly, but I think the last few games we have played against Liverpool have been a fight.

“We get to play at home, and we’ll be going for the three points because the last results in the Premier League have been a bit tough for us. We have a good opportunity to finish with a win before the international break.”

Cucurella added that Chelsea can build on their gritty midweek win: “Against Benfica, we kept a clean sheet, we were fighting in the last minutes like a team and we showed a lot of character.

“It was very important for us to gain confidence, and the Benfica game helped us do that. It was our first game at home playing in the Champions League for the past [three] seasons, so it was very special. We need to create this environment on Saturday, and we’ll be going for the three points.”