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Marcus Rashford Shines again for Man Utd in Champions League

 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.

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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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