Marcus Rashford was on target for Barcelona again on Wednesday after coming on as a substitute in the 4-1 win over FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.
The England international scored Barcelona’s fourth from a free-kick, Barca’s first direct free-kick goal in the competition since Lionel Messi’s effort against Liverpool in 2019.
Rashford spoke after the game about how he’s still getting used to life at Barcelona and Hansi Flick’s set-up.
“I think for the front guys we have to put as much pressure
on the ball as possible because the problem is when players have time on the ball to pick the passes and to see what our backline is doing,” he told TNT Sports.
“If they do have time then the backline have to adjust. But it’s our way of playing, it brings an intensity to the game. I think when we play at this intensity it’s difficult for teams to match us.
“For me it takes a little bit of learning to get used to because you can’t let them rest on the ball. Whoever is closest to the ball always has to put pressure. So it’s a little bit different to what I’d done before. But this is the style of defence we play and when it works it’s really good.”
Flick was full of praise for Rashford after the match, explaining he didn’t play against Real Oviedo due to a knock and adding “it’s amazing to have him.”
