A bold admission from the English winger: “I didn’t even know where to shoot against Real Madrid.”
It wasn’t just a free kick—it was a statement. A strike that propelled Barcelona toward their second consecutive La Liga title—and unleashed a single sentence from Marcus Rashford that shook the Camp Nou more than the net ever could.
The English forward stole the spotlight during Barcelona’s title-clinching night against Real Madrid, opening the scoring with a sensational free kick that curled into the top corner of Courtois’ goal. The strike ignited the roaring Camp Nou stands and ended the Catalan club’s long drought from set-piece goals.
Rashford, deployed by Hansi Flick on the right wing in the absence of Lamine Yamal, repaid his coach’s trust with a decisive performance and a goal that will rank among Barcelona’s finest this season. After the final whistle, the Manchester United loanee left the door wide open regarding his future at Barça.
“I don’t know if I’ll stay,” he said with a smile in an interview with the BBC. “If I were a magician, I would have stayed.” About his crucial goal, Rashford revealed that shooting wasn’t his first instinct: “I wasn’t planning to shoot. I couldn’t see the right angle, and I didn’t know where to aim. But everyone urged me to take it, which gave me confidence. In the end, it was a fantastic goal.”
With 14 goals and 12 assists in 48 appearances, Rashford has become an indispensable piece in Flick’s project—a fact the player himself didn’t hide. “I came to Barcelona to win, and I intend to keep winning. The team is amazing and will achieve many great things in the future. Joining them would be a huge honor. We’ll see what happens.”