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Marcus Rashford got here out on high towards his former Manchester United teammate Antony, as Barcelona beat Actual Betis 5-3 on Saturday.
Barcelona overcome Betis
Betis took the lead inside six minutes courtesy of Antony, who fired into the again of the web after being performed onside by Jules Kounde.
Barcelona didn’t keep behind for too lengthy, restoring parity simply 5 minutes later. Ferran Torres completed off an excellent group transfer to faucet in at shut vary to degree proceedings. Torres put his facet within the driving seat simply two minutes later with a surprising volleyed end contained in the hazard space.
Roony Bardghji scored his first La Liga purpose to provide the Blaugrana a two-goal cushion in Seville. Torres clinched his hat-trick simply earlier than the break with one other top-class end from exterior the field, making it 4-1.
The guests had been awarded a controversial penalty after the restart as Marc Bartra was judged to have dealt with the ball. Teen sensation Lamine Yamal stepped as much as take the spot-kick and made no mistake to place the sport to mattress.
Two very late strikes from Diego Llorente and Cucho Hernandez solely served as a comfort prize for Betis.
Rashford was named within the beginning XI, primarily taking part in in his favoured left facet of the assault.
Rashford’s efficiency
The United loanee efficiently delivered 17 of the 21 passes he tried (71% particular person cross accuracy). He related with simply one of many three lengthy balls he pinged.
Rashford fired 5 pictures and missed one large probability that will have seen him get on the rating sheet.
He touched the ball 43 occasions and accomplished simply one of many 5 dribbles he launched into.
The England worldwide contributed defensively, profitable the one deal with he put in and the one aerial duel he contested. He got here out in three of the eight floor duels he delved in.
| Statistic | Worth |
|---|---|
| Complete pictures | 5 |
| Pictures on the right track | 1 |
| Pictures blocked | 2 |
| Large possibilities missed | 1 |
| Crosses (correct) | 3 (1) |
| Correct passes | 17/24 (71%) |
| Lengthy balls (correct) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Touches | 43 |
| Dribbles (profitable) | 5 (1) |
| Tackles (received) | 1 (1) |
| Recoveries | 1 |
| Floor duels (received) | 8 (3) |
| Aerial duels (received) | 1 (1) |
| Dribbled previous | 0 |
Antony alternatively, fired 4 pictures – three had been on the right track, together with his strike, whereas the opposite one was blocked. The Brazilian additionally received all of the duels he vied for, each on the bottom and within the air.
| Statistic | Worth |
|---|---|
| Targets | 1 |
| Complete pictures | 4 |
| Pictures on the right track | 3 |
| Pictures blocked | 1 |
| Key passes | 1 |
| Touches | 38 |
| Dribbles (profitable) | 0 (0) |
| Tackles (received) | 1 (0) |
| Recoveries | 4 |
| Floor duels (received) | 4 (4) |
| Aerial duels (received) | 1 (1) |
| Dribbled previous | 0 |
(Stats obtained from Sofascore)
Sadly for Antony, his contributions simply couldn’t save Betis as Rashford’s Barcelona proved to be too formidable for them.
Featured picture Fran Santiago by way of Getty Photographs
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