By Richard C. Banda
Marcus Rashford shines again for Manchester United in the
Champions League with a thrilling hat-trick in a 5-0 rampant against RB Leipzig
on Wednesday night. Elsewhere, Barcelona managed to revive their momentum after
a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the El Classico. The Catalans put their
off-field problems aside as they glide to a 2-0 victory away to Juventus.
However, the latter wasn’t the match on everyone’s lip. Rashford
continued his form from PSG last week. The Manchester United maestro was
brought in as a substitute against a stubborn Leipzig side and he found the
best back of the net three times.
In addition, Paul Pogba was in a very scintillating form
creating a glut of chances with one of them converted by Mason Greenwood to
open the scoreline.
Antony Martial has been out of form lately, but he managed
to find the back of the net from the penalty spot as the Red Devils ruthlessly
expose the Bundesliga top side.
"We looked dangerous throughout and that we could score
every time we went forward," said Rashford. "It was a real team
performance."
Barca Bounce Back
After tasting a defeat in the El Classico, Barcelona found
their form against the Old Ladies (Juventus) with a comfortable 2-0 victory.
Luck was on Ronald Koeman’s side as they were on the front
foot via Ousmane Dembele deflected shot. At the same time, Alvaro Morata had
three disallowed goals for offside.
It was very unfortunate that Lionel Messi and Cristiano
Ronaldo could not resurrect their rival since Ronaldo had a coronavirus
positive test. Nevertheless, that did not halt Messi to be on the score sheet
as he sealed the Catalans victory with a sublime second goal.
"This was our best game all season," said Koeman.
"The team reacted well, despite the resignation of the
president. We were focused on the football because all the other stuff is not
our responsibility."
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