The Englishman was a victim of the context he was brought into, with Barcelona comfortably maintaining possession in midfield and Mallorca sitting back in a deep low-block. Rashford, who was deployed as a center forward in the absence of the injured Robert Lewandowski, didn’t have much room in which to operate.

Marcus Rashford and Joan Garcia have been registered in time to feature in Barcelona’s first La Liga game of the new season against Mallorca on Saturday. The forward signed on loan with an option to buy from Manchester United last month but faced a problem that has hampered Barcelona in recent seasons.

Villarreal are currently scheduled to host the fixture at Estadio de la Ceramica on Dec. 21, but it could end up being in Miami versus Barca

Supporters were not shy when it came to voicing their opinions after the Englishman played 22 minutes off the bench 🤔

The new La Liga season gets underway on August 15, with the top five games from the top tier in Spain. Real Madrid will be last on, as they face Osasuna on Augu

Real Madrid issued a statement on Tuesday opposing La Liga's plans to move Barcelona's match at Villarreal to the U.S. in December, arguing the decision would compromise the competitive integrity of Spain's top flight.

It went as you'd expect as Villarreal peppered Oviedo's net but Oviedo were bailed out by heroics from goalkeeper Aaron Escandell who ended up with eight saves on the night. Eventually, a miscommunication between defender Juan Foyth and goalkeeper Luiz Junior led to a penalty for Oviedo in the 14th minute.