No team has caused Rashford more misery than Sevilla

07/10/2025 19:24:00 esportapi

Marcus Rashford was named Man of the Match in Barcelona’s crushing loss to Sevilla at Sanchez Pizjuan, which seems ironic to everyone involved in the match.

Isaac Romero, who caused many problems for the defending champions throughout the game, probably deserved the award more than the English striker. However, since the victory of the Andalusian team was heavily influenced by coach Matias Almeyda, players like Isaac had no chance to win an award that arguably shouldn’t go to a loser like number 14.

In a team full of exhaustion, frailty, and incompetence, Rashford was the only visiting player who showed physical strength and the highest determination, although it was not an exceptional performance.

The 27-year-old forward touched the ball 48 times in this match, completed 19 of 22 passes accurately, an 86% accuracy rate, with three of those passes creating goal-scoring chances. The Carrington academy graduate also successfully completed 3 of 9 crosses. Two of his shots were on target, including a goal at the end of the first half, and he missed once when a skillful dribble ended with a shot narrowly missing the post.

Marcus Rashford continues to extend his disappointing streak against Sevilla

The 27-year-old player took part in 12 duels on the pitch, winning 4 of them, was fouled 3 times, and made 1 tackle. Rashford’s only failure was that he did not complete any of his 4 dribbles.

In a worrying development for the Catalan team, Rashford appeared to be injured, as he was seen sitting on the pitch after the final whistle with a painful and uncomfortable expression. The bitter part for number 14 is that despite scoring, his team still lost. This defeat also extended his troubling record against Sevilla.

In his three encounters against the Sanchez Pizjuan hosts while wearing the Manchester United shirt, Rashford lost all three. In the 2023 Europa League quarter-final second leg, Luis Mendilibar’s Sevilla crushed the Red Devils 3-0 after a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Old Trafford. Marcus came off the bench in the second half trying to equalize after trailing 1-0. With him on the field, the home team scored two more goals.

Previously, he and MU lost to the same opponent in the 2020 Europa League final by 2-1. Rashford’s painful saga against Sevilla started earlier when the Andalusian club defeated him and Jose Mourinho’s team in the 2017/18 Champions League round of 16. After a 0-0 draw at Sanchez Pizjuan in the first leg, two goals from Ben Yedder eliminated Manchester United from the competition.

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