Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford has said that the club must win the UEFA Champions League this season. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, his goals against Newcastle United made him more determined to do his bit to push the Spanish club towards another UCL title after several years.
Rashford added that the several quality players Barcelona has at its disposal is super exciting for him and his teammates.
His words, “It was a split second, I felt there was a gap. I thought: ‘Try to get a shot off.’ Their player was trying to block it so I tried to lift it. I knew when I caught it that it would take the keeper some going to stop it.
It’s only to win it. Nothing else is on our minds. We know how tough the competition is.
[Playing for Barca is an] amazing experience. The [fans] want to see the team win and play good football. We want to win as much as possible.
I’m full of excitement. I’m very motivated and determined. The quality we have in the team excites me. It’s so refreshing to play with these players.”
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Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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