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Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick was filled with reward for Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford after his off-the-bench cameo powered the facet to a 2-1 Champions League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Rashford makes a distinction
Barcelona headed into the tie with Frankfurt as heavy favourites nevertheless it was the Bundesliga membership that took the lead courtesy of Ansgar Knauff‘s Twenty first-minute opener.
Frankfurt aimed to frustrate Barcelona and their tactic labored for giant components of the match, till Rashford was launched on the interval instead of Fermin Lopez.
The United man wasted no time, impacting the sport nearly instantly. Rashford arrange Jules Kounde for the equaliser with a elegant supply to the again publish, which the French defender met to information into the again of the online.
Kounde added a second simply three minutes later to flip the sport on its head and put the Blaugrana within the driving seat.
Barcelona struggled to interrupt down Frankfurt’s cussed and compact defensive unit, however Rashford’s vertical risk gave them one thing completely different and helped them clinch all three factors.
Mundo Deportivo branded Rashford’s displaying as “influential” whereas Sport labelled him “revolutionary.”
Talking after the ultimate whistle, Flick additionally hailed the Carrington academy graduate.
Flick lauds Rashford
The German coach mentioned [as quoted by GOAL], “I wasn’t shocked by Eintracht’s method. I informed my gamers to neglect the previous sport [Frankfurt’s 6-0 loss in Leipzig] as a result of they’re an excellent staff.”
“Within the first half Raphinha was all over the place and perhaps that wasn’t one of the best, however his perspective is nice.”
“Within the second half, we tweaked some issues and Marcus was vital to present width and stretch the strains.”
Rashford has now notched six targets and 11 assists for Barcelona in 21 appearances throughout the Champions League and the Spanish prime flight.
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