Marcus Rashford joins Lamine in exclusive Barcelona club after Albacete clash

Barcelona star Marcus Rashford secured a place at an exclusive club on Tuesday night.

This is due to his exploits in the Blaugrana’s last outing.

Hansi Flick’s troops were of course back in action not long ago, traveling to Albacete for a Copa del Rey quarter-final.

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In the end, Barca came out on the right side of a 2-1 result, to keep their hopes of retaining their Spanish Cup title alive.

Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araújo scored the visitors’ goals that evening, either side of the break.

The aforementioned Marcus Rashford, meanwhile, scored the crucial 2nd, courtesy of a lovely corner.

And as mentioned above, in doing so the man on loan from Manchester United added his name to a club exclusive in Hansi Flick’s squad.

According to a report from Opta statisticians:

“Marcus Rashford is the third La Liga player to reach double the number of goals (10) and assists (10) this season in all competitions, behind Lamine Yamal (14 and 12) and Fermín López (10 and 11), all with FC Barcelona.”