{"id":6204,"date":"2025-10-22T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/rashford-emulates-raphinha-start-in-24-25-champions-league_315096_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:31","slug":"rashford-emulates-raphinha-start-in-24-25-champions-league_315096_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/rashford-emulates-raphinha-start-in-24-25-champions-league_315096_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Rashford emulates Raphinha’s start in the 24\/25 Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marcus Rashford reached 4 goals in the Champions League after his brace against Olympiacos. At this point last season, Raphinha had identical numbers to the Englishman in the tournament<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona<\/strong> has found in Marcus Rashford<\/strong> a fundamental support for the offensive trident. Faced with the injuries of Raphinha<\/strong> and Robert Lewandowski<\/strong>, the Englishman has taken charge of the Bar\u00e7a’s offense, participating in 5 of the 9 goals scored by the team in the UEFA Champions League<\/strong>.<\/p>

Rashford scored twice against Newcastle (1-2)<\/a> and Olympiacos (6-1)<\/a>. In addition, he provided an assist against Paris Saint-Germain. Before signing for Bar\u00e7a, the ’14’ had a streak of 12 games without scoring in the Champions League, 8 with Manchester United and 4 with Aston Villa.<\/p>

Previously, he scored 12 goals in 25 appearances with the ‘red devils’<\/strong>, also providing 6 assists. ‘Rashy’s’ level is starting to look much more like his best version at Old Trafford, between 2022 and 2023. <\/p>

Raphinha also scored 4 goals in the first 3 matchdays of the Champions League in 2024<\/h2>

In that sense, ‘Rashy’s’ performance already equals what Raphinha did the previous year. At least in the first three matchdays of the Champions League. The ’14’ was a starter against Newcastle, PSG, and Olympiacos, being the MVP of matchday 1<\/a>. Rafa also did the same in 24\/25, with a consecrating performance in MD3 against Bayern.<\/p>

This season, Rashford has accumulated 4 goals and 1 assist in the first 3 matchdays of the Champions League, distributed as follows:<\/p>

  1. 2 goals against Newcastle <\/strong>(matchday 1)<\/li> \t
  2. 1 assist against PSG <\/strong>(matchday 2)<\/li> \t
  3. 2 goals against Olympiacos <\/strong>(matchday 3)<\/li> <\/ol>

    Raphinha, meanwhile, also started last season with identical records in the Champions League between matchday 1 and 3:<\/p>

    1. He didn’t score or assist against Monaco <\/strong>(matchday 1)<\/li> \t
    2. 1 goal and 1 assist against Young Boys<\/strong> (matchday 2)<\/li> \t
    3. 3 goals against Bayern Munich<\/strong> (matchday 3)<\/li> <\/ol>

      After his ‘hat-trick’ against the Bavarians, the ’11’ of the ‘azulgranas’ also scored against Red Star, Dortmund, and Benfica in the group stage. From the round of 16 onwards, he scored in 4 of the 6 matches of the KO phase. Finally, the Brazilian was the top scorer of the tournament with 13 goals<\/a>, tied with Serhou Guirassy (BVB).<\/p>