{"id":41249,"date":"2025-07-27T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/how-did-rashford-do-on-his-debut-with-barcelona-fcbn_313750_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:35:20","slug":"how-did-rashford-do-on-his-debut-with-barcelona-fcbn_313750_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/preseason\/how-did-rashford-do-on-his-debut-with-barcelona-fcbn_313750_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Rashford leaves flashes of quality in his first appearance with Bar\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marcus Rashford made his official debut with Bar\u00e7a against Vissel Kobe. Although he did not score or assist, the Englishman left a good impression in the 33 minutes he was on the field<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona started their preseason on the right foot defeating Vissel Kobe in Japan (1-3)<\/a>. Hansi Flick’s team went from less to more in a match where the locals gave more ‘fight’ than expected, especially in a first half that ended in a draw. After the break, the coach completely changed his XI, bringing in Marcus Rashford.<\/p>

The Englishman took the place of Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez as a left winger, forming the offensive trident together with Roony Bardghji<\/a> and Robert Lewandowski, with Dani Olmo behind the ‘9’ as an attacking midfielder. The ’14’, although he only played 33 minutes, left a good impression on his debut.<\/p>

Although the Manchester player arrived without any physical problems, logically he is still far from an optimal competitive rhythm<\/strong>, since he only has a couple of training sessions in Barcelona and, prior to his signing, he worked apart from the United squad in England.<\/p>

Marcus Rashford: depth and associative play on the left<\/h2>

Even so, Marcus left very good feelings in Kobe. The Englishman only missed a couple of passes in 18 attempts (88% efficiency), with one shot on goal and one chance created<\/strong>. Beyond not completing dribbles or winning individual duels (he lost all four he played), he recovered three balls and participated in the play of Bar\u00e7a’s second goal.<\/p>

In the 77th minute, a ball into space from Rashford enabled ‘Lewy’ to face the goal from the left<\/strong>. The Pole saw Bardghji free on the other side, who finished first-time, with his left foot, the Pole’s pass to surprise goalkeeper Arai.<\/p>

Look at the pass from Rashford, my goodness\ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/xsWDKtEyjW<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Anabella\ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f (@AnabellaMarvy) July 27, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

A couple of minutes before, the ’14’ had also filtered a beautiful pass that left Roony well positioned to shoot, but his shot went over the crossbar. The Swede, however, had revenge on his debut with the Bar\u00e7a shirt.<\/p>

Just after the 1-2, Hansi Flick gave the left winger a rest with the entry of Pedro Fern\u00e1ndez ‘Dro’<\/a>. The youth player, ten minutes later, closed the Bar\u00e7a victory with another remarkable finish, taking advantage of a defective control by Dani Olmo. <\/p>

Hansi Flick reveals his reasons for taking Rashford off in the final stretch<\/h2>

In the post-match statements, the coach explained his reasons for taking the British striker off in the final stretch of the match. The ’14’ and Jofre Torrents <\/strong>were the only players who played less than 45 minutes on the day.<\/p>

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Marcus Rashford, confident in triumphing with Bar\u00e7a: “It’s the ideal place to win” <\/a> <\/h4> <\/div> <\/section><\/div>

“Rashford has not trained much with the ball and that is why we have been careful<\/strong>“, argued Flick. Next Tuesday, Bar\u00e7a will travel to South Korea to play two more friendlies against FC Seoul and Daegu FC.<\/p>

There, Marcus will have the opportunity to continue adding quality minutes to optimize his competitive rhythm. In principle, adaptation will not be a problem, since the Englishman looked very comfortable on the left in his first minutes on the field. With his signing, Bar\u00e7a gains depth on the bench, with the Manchester player being the first alternative to Raphinha as a left winger.<\/p>