Marc Cucurella makes cheeky Erling Haaland comment during Spain Euros party

Marc Cucurella appeared to have Erling Haaland on his mind during Spain’s Euro 2024 victory party as he namechecked the Manchester City star in front of his team-mates. Spain lifted the trophy for a record fourth time following a 2-1 victory over England.

Mikel Oyarzabal fired Spain to glory with an 86th-minute winner after Cole Palmer had cancelled out an early second half strike from Nico Williams.

And the Spain players let their hair down in the aftermath of the showdown as they partied into the night to celebrate the result.

Chelsea left-back Cucurella grabbed a microphone as he danced on a dinner table in front of the rest of the squad. He then made up a cheeky song, which he sang in his native tongue. And the lyrics translated as: “Cucurella eats a paella, Cucurella drinks Estrella, Haaland trembles that Cucurella is coming.”

Cucurella enjoyed a sensational Euro 2024 campaign and started all but one of his country’s seven matches in Germany. The 25-year-old even assisted the winning strike in the final and will return to Chelsea having restored his reputation after struggling for form in a Blues shirt.

But his song about Haaland may provide the Norway striker with an extra incentive to torment the Chelsea defence when the Citizens travel to Stamford Bridge for their Premier League opener in mid-August.

Cucurella is clearly happy to take his place in the limelight if his antics at the party are anything to go by.

And after being told by The Athletic ahead of the Euro 2024 final that he had been described as the funniest character in the Spain squad, the former Brighton defender explained: “It’s a bit my personality, I guess. I also get told this at home by my parents.

“If there’s a moment when we need to talk about something serious, I always tend to crack a joke or say something silly. My parents say it’s impossible to talk about something serious with me.

“When conversations turn into serious or tense subjects, I just don’t like it. I prefer not to take stuff too seriously. In the end, here in Germany, we have been together for many days now, and the jokes I might do lift spirits a bit. It makes everything funny, and without that daily life would be way tougher.”

He then went on to discuss his Blues career in the same interview as he remarked: “Until the summer of 2022, my football career had been great – a constant progression, always upwards with no setbacks. Then I arrived at a club where the expectations were so, so high.

“Until then, I had played at clubs where every victory felt really special, where every point is celebrated. Then you go to Chelsea, where you win a game because that’s what you have to do. There is no time to chill or enjoy.”