NEWCASTLE, England -- Barcelona manager Hansi Flick laid down the gauntlet to Marcus Rashford on Wednesday -- and on Thursday, in stunning fashion, he responded as Barça opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at a raucous St. James' Park against Newcastle United.
Ahead of the match, Flick had urged Rashford to prove himself back in England. He did just that, scoring twice in the second half -- the first a fine header and the second and a brilliant strike from distance, which hit the underside of the bar on the way past Nick Pope.