FC Barcelona resolved a very tough match at St. James' Park against Newcastle thanks to two great goals from Marcus Rashford. In his fifth match (third as a starter), the English winger celebrated his first official goals with the 'azulgrana' shirt against a rival that punished him on multiple occasions with Manchester United.

In the 58th minute, Jules Koundé managed to get close to the area on the right and served a perfect cross to the penalty spot, where Rashford anticipated Burns to, with a lethal header, overcome Pope's resistance. The '14' was completing a good match until that moment, very participatory as a left winger.

'Rashy' had already scored a goal in preseason (against Daegu) and, in La Liga, gave a remarkable assist in the thrashing against Valencia (6-0). With Lamine Yamal out due to injury, Hansi Flick took the opportunity to keep him in the lineup and the English international has responded in the best way.

Newcastle, Marcus Rashford's favorite victim

With Barça already in the lead, Newcastle was forced to move forward and take more risks in search of the equalizer. In the 67th minute, Rashford took advantage of the passivity of the 'magpies' defense to drive and shape towards his right. With time and space, the 27-year-old striker took an unstoppable shot, impossible for Pope, which grazed the crossbar before shaking the nets violently.

In 15 games with United, Marcus had scored 5 goals against Newcastle, 3 of them at St. James' Park. Well, against one of his favorite victims in English football, the Manchester native once again showed off his quality and striking ability, guiding Barça to their first victory in the 25/26 Champions League in one of the toughest away games on the 'azulgrana' calendar in the tournament.