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Rashford ends 14-year El Clasico free-kick drought with first since Messi

The England international smashed his effort towards the top left corner of the goal, leaving Thibaut Courtois absolutely no chance to give the Catalans a ninth-minute lead.

With that, Rashford becomes the first Barcelona player to score directly from a set-piece in the fixture since Lionel Messi in October 2012.

Ferran Torres doubled Blaugrana’s lead in the 18th minute as the Camp Nou giants moved closer to winning a 29th Spanish top-flight title.

Rashford’s effort was his eighth goal of the 2025/26 campaign, with his last strike coming in Barcelona’s 2-0 win at Getafe.

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