MARCUS RASHFORD reminded English football fans that he is good enough to play for Barcelona as he scored two goals to fire the Catalan club to victory over Newcastle.
The Toon Army’s return to the Champions League was spoiled by a familiar face as the raucous atmosphere in St James’ Park wasn’t enough to stop Barcelona’s undeniable quality.
Marcus Rashford scored twice as Barcelona beat Newcastle in their Champions League opener
The Toon Army missed a flurry of early chances as they failed to take advantage of their home atmosphere
England manager Thomas Tuchel watched on from the stands as Rashford put on a show
Newcastle got off to a hot start thanks to the electric atmosphere on Tyneside, but without a recognised centre-forward from the off they missed a host of early chances.
While Rashford made sure he was clinical up the other end, guiding home a delightful header and hitting a spectacular long-distance effort to put the visitors out of sight, or so he thought.
Newcastle brought back that wall of noise when Anthony Gordon scored a 90th minute goal to try and spark a historic comeback.
However, all the will in the world and seven minutes of added time wasn’t enough to draw the Magpies level.
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Rashford guided a brilliant header past Nick Pope to put Barcelona 1-0 up
For the first time since October 2021, Marcus Rashford scores in the Champions League! 👏
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A superb long-distance effort doubled Rashford’s tally and Barcelona’s lead
The former Man Utd star reminded fans how good he is
Marcus Rashford take. A. Bow. 🚀
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Anthony Gordon’s late goal wasn’t enough to spark a comeback 
