Barcelona played at the new Nou Camp for the first time on Saturday evening, but Marcus Rashford was a notable absentee from the squad.
It was a historic occasion for Barcelona as they returned to their revamped Nou Camp stadium, before beating Athletic Club 4-0 thanks to goals from Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres (x2), and Fermin Lopez.
Marcus Rashford, 28, missed the highly anticipated comeback to Barcelona’s new £900 million home following a medical update from the club issued hours before kick-off.
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Barcelona announced that Rashford would miss the game due to flu.
The Manchester United loanee had been away on international duty with England for the past two weeks, continuing his run of call-ups under Thomas Tuchel.
Marcus Rashford playing against RC Celta de Vigo
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When is Marcus Rashford’s next chance to play at revamped Camp Nou?
Barcelona’s next home match takes place against Alaves on November 29.
Rashford will have to wait until then and make a full recovery to line up in the spectacular new stadium.
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Up until now, Rashford had been playing his home matches for Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium.
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As this is the first phase of the Nou Camp’s return, only 45,401 fans are permitted to attend matches at the ground.
The capacity will gradually increase to 105,000.