‘Joao Pedro saved my life’ – Marc Cucurella opens up on Adama Traore brawl in awkward reunion
Marc Cucurella was given a shock while discussing his heated altercation with Adama Traore on TV.
The Chelsea defender joked he would hesitate to say hey to the West Ham United star in the event that they crossed paths on the street.
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Traore then joined the video name moments after that remark to gatecrash Cucurella’s interview.
It got here after they’d clashed through the closing phases of Saturday’s Premier League assembly at Stamford Bridge.
Tempers flared after Traore had thrown Cucurella to the ground close to the touchline.
The complete-back’s Chelsea team-mate Joao Pedro rushed in to push the Hammers ahead earlier than a 22-man melee broke out.
After the fracas had cooled, West Ham’s Jean-Clair Todibo was despatched off for grabbing Pedro across the neck.
Cucurella was requested in regards to the incident throughout an look on Catalan outlet 3Cat.
He defined: “It was in the direction of the top of the match, I put my physique in a bit, we wrestled (for the ball).
“There was a second after I acquired up and noticed that I used to be very near him, so I believed, ‘I will stick my head in there to see if I can stir issues up’.
“Then he grabbed me, threw me, and a giant brawl broke out! These items occur, I’ve no drawback with it.”
Cucurella added: “Joao Pedro saved my life, actually. If I had been Joao, I might have run backwards.”
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After joking that he was not sure if he would say hey to Traore in the event that they crossed paths, host Gerard Moreno introduced the ahead into the decision.
Squashing their feud, Traore mentioned: “It was within the warmth of the second, nothing extra. I do know he is a great man and it is nothing private, all of it stays on the pitch.”
The January signing continued: “I did not imply to do it, it wasn’t my intention. I simply wished to speak to the linesman.”
Cucurella then admitted: “Now I am calm as a result of there is a display between us.”
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The pair have beforehand been worldwide teammates with Spain after being included in the identical squad in November 2021.
Nonetheless, they might not share a pitch collectively throughout Nations League matches in opposition to Germany and Switzerland.
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Each gamers are additionally graduates of Barcelona‘s famed La Masia academy.
Traore returned to the Spanish giants on mortgage in 2022, seven years after first leaving the membership.
Cucurella had departed for Getafe by this level earlier than his subsequent strikes to Brighton and Chelsea.
The 27-year-old was beforehand two age teams under Traore throughout their time within the youth system.
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