“It was good to change my role. I try to do whatever I can to help the team and if I play more positions and that helps the team, I will be happy because I have more chances to play,” Mark he said.

His impressive performances caught the eye and helped Cucurella earn a place in Spain's squad for the European Championships in Germany - which begins on Friday night when the host nations face Scotland - with Spain facing off against Croatia in Berlin on Saturday. Started his campaign.

"I think in the first half of the season, I also played right back and as always, I will try to do my best to help the team and win games. Whenever I am on the pitch, I'm Happy to help but obviously I love playing in this position [inverted left-back],” said the versatile fullback.

Cucurella's immediate focus is on performing well for La Roja and in Germany, but after that tournament and a break, the former Brighton player will aim to hit the ground running with Chelsea ahead of the new season.

'I am confident about going with the national team. Coming into the tournament, I feel I am playing very well,” he concluded.