Marcus Rashford will be back in England action tonight as Barcelona take on Newcastle in the Champions League
Barcelona's Marcus Rashford during a training session at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025.
Barcelona's Marcus Rashford trains at St James' Park(Image: © 2025 PA Media, All Rights Reserved)
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick remains convinced there is additional potential to unlock from "incredible" England forward Marcus Rashford as he makes his return to English soil with Champions League points on the line.
The 27 year old, who found the net in his nation's 5-0 World Cup qualifying triumph over Serbia last week, will be hoping to replicate that form against Newcastle at St James' Park tonight wearing the shirt of the club he has joined on a season-long loan from Manchester United.
During his pre-match press conference at St James' Park on Wednesday night, Flick said: "I think I have to look a little bit back because I have really followed Marcus since he started at Manchester and I always said 'Wow! What kind of player he is, he is unbelievable'.
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"He has speed but also in a one-against-one situation, he's really fantastic and also his finishing, it's unbelievable.
"What I saw in the first weeks here, it's really good and I think he also some more potential he can show us and of course he wants to do this. For me, it's great to have in in my team."
Rashford departed for Spain following a torrid period at Old Trafford that saw him spend the latter half of last campaign on loan at Aston Villa.
Flick's immediate priority is kicking off a Champions League campaign where his team will be tipped to go the distance after their heartbreaking semi-final defeat to Inter Milan last term, with triumph on Tyneside crucial.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick during a press conference at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick(Image: © 2025 PA Media, All Rights Reserved)
When questioned whether Barca are among the title contenders, he responded: "I don't know, I don't think about this because I know that it's a long, long way and we have fantastic teams in this competition.
"Everyone at the end wants to win the Champions League and we also. I have the feeling in Barcelona everyone is looking for that.
"But what I can say is we will work hard, we will learn every day to get better and better, and we will see what happens at the end of the season."