Marcus Rashford was in loan action once more this weekend for FC Barcelona against Elche. Fine form The England international headed into the match in fine form, having scored two goals and provided one assist in his last two matches for the Catalans. His last match was an assist in the El Clasico defeat to Real Madrid. Match versus Elche He played 74 minutes of the match before being subbed off for Robert Lewandowski. Rashford scored Barcelona’s crucial third goal just after the hour mark to restore their two goal advantage. The ball was played in from the right and he controlled it well before shifting into space. The 28 year old fired an unstoppable drive with his left foot onto the underside of the crossbar before it bounced into the back of the net. Uno más de Rashy ✍️#BarçaElche | #LaLigaHighlights pic.twitter.com/B3skxlgq3p — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) November 2, 2025 Rashford also provided one key pass in the match for his teammates and two of his three crosses found their intended target. He also completed 70% of his passes but 100% of his long ball attempts. The exciting attacker had three shots that were blocked by the Elche defence and also missed another big chance to grab a second goal of the game. He also impressed with his trademark dribbling as he beat the visitors’ defence three times. Rashford also contributed defensively, winning four ground duels during his time on the pitch. He has now scored six goals and provided seven assists in 14 matches for Barcelona in what has been a highly impressive loan spell so far. The United loanee will likely next be in action when Barcelona travel to Belgium to face Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. Marcus Rashford stats vs Elche StatValue Goals1 Expected goals (xG)0.37 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.1 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)3 (2) Accurate passes16/23 (70%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)14/21 (67%) Passes in own half (acc.)4/5 (80%) Long balls (accurate)1/1 (100%) Total shots6 Expected goals on target (xGOT)0.06 Shots on target1 Shots blocked3 Big chances missed1 Offsides1 Touches47 Unsuccessful touches5 Dribbles (successful)7 (3) Was fouled1 Possession lost17 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Recoveries1 Ground duels (won)8 (4) Aerial duels (won)2 (1) Dribbled past0 Featured image Alex Caparros via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.
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