Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a surprising decision by dropping Marcus Rashford from his starting XI in the recent match against Getafe due to disciplinary issues. The England international, currently on loan from Manchester United, was not included in the lineup after arriving two minutes late for a training session.
This decision came on the heels of Rashford scoring his first goals for Barcelona in a Champions League match against Newcastle United just days prior. Despite expectations that he would retain his spot in the starting lineup, especially with Lamine Yamal sidelined due to injury, Flick chose to start Ferran Torres instead. Torres made an impact by scoring twice in the first half.
Rashford was brought on at half-time to replace Raphinha and played a crucial role by assisting Dani Olmo for Barcelona’s third goal, contributing to a 3-0 victory.
According to reports from The Times, this disciplinary action follows a similar incident where Flick benched Raphinha for arriving late to a pre-game fitness session just a week earlier.
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