With Cucurella scoring a goal, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the focus match of the 37th round of the 2024/25 Premier League. In order to qualify for the Champions League, Chelsea captain Reece James said that the team won a victory that must be won and looked forward to winning all the major games in the future.

In the 71st minute, Reece James received a pass from Pedro Neto and turned to cross. Cucurella seized the opportunity and headed the ball into the goal, helping Chelsea take the lead 1-0.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge and successfully laid the foundation for qualifying for the Champions League.

Reece James, 25, said: “This is a victory that must be won. We can only go all out to take the initiative. Manchester United’s formation is very good and it caused us a lot of difficulties in the first half. At halftime, we knew that we had to create more opportunities in the second half.

"It's not easy when you have to win and the opponent makes the game so difficult. We can't underestimate them because of their position in the standings. It doesn't reflect their quality. I think everyone can see that. They made the game more difficult, but we are happy to win the game in the end."

Talking about the process of assisting Cucurella's goal, Reece James shared, "I knew I had time and space at the time, and if I sent the ball to the right place, Cucurella would definitely get there in time, so I'm glad that both of us could contribute to the victory."

"In the end, it was the goals that decided the game. They didn't create many chances, there was only one offside goal, but other than that there was no threat. As a team, we are getting better and I think we showed that."

In addition, Chelsea will travel to Nottingham Forest in the last round of the Premier League, and then participate in the UEFA European Association League final.

Reece James said, "We got the result we wanted, but the game is over. Now we have to rest and recover, because we still have two key games to play, and we must win them all."