"He's a footballer, he's really smart, he chooses well … it's Marc

Marc Cucurella's impressive performance in Eibar's 3-0 win over Real Madrid this weekend earned him many accolades.

The defender loaned from Barcelona played a role in all three goals while the Basque minnows knocked out Santiago Solari's Madrid in Ipurua.

José Luis Mendilibar, the boss of Eibar, explained what makes the young player of Barça such a good player.

"Marc is a clbad child," he said. "He had not played a lot so far, he took part in the last game on the outside and he played well."

Cucurella played a more advanced role against Madrid and Mendilibar continued: "Maybe it was a surprise to see him in a position that is unnatural for him, because he is usually a left-back. [19659007] "This is a kid who is not fast and who is not strong … At all the steps we make with all the machines we have, it does not …" Measure [high] on any of them.

"With this data, you will never sign it, but it's a footballer, he's really smart, he chooses well … it's Marc Cucurella."