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May 11, 2026, 01:06 AM
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Marcus Rashford said scoring on the night Barcelona won La Liga by beating arch-rivals Real Madrid was "the perfect way to end."
The forward is on loan from Manchester United, having moved to Spain in the summer after falling out of favour with former boss Ruben Amorim.
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But with former teammate Michael Carrick currently in charge at Old Trafford and looking in pole position to be given the job permanently after leading the club back to the Champions League, Rashford did not want to commit his future.
"This is the perfect way I want it to end. I'm very happy, I just want to enjoy today. I live in the moment. At the end of the season we will see," Rashford told ESPN after the match. "I came here to win and we do this, so I'm very happy. It's an incredible feeling.
"Over the season we deserved it, we were the best team. We had some bad moments but we always come back and fight to improve."
Rashford scored a brilliant early free kick in the 2-0 victory, with Ferran Torres adding the second after 18 minutes.
Jude Bellingham put the ball in the net for Madrid in the second half, but it was ruled out for offside and the visitors were second best throughout the night.
Barcelona could have had more, but Thibaut Courtois produced fine saves to deny Rashford and Torres.
The win lifted Barca 14 points clear at the top of the table with just three games to play and they could yet finish the season with 100 points.
After the game, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said the 100 points mark, which has only been reached twice in LaLiga, was the next goal for his team.
"We want to reach 100 points," Flick stressed. "It's still possible. This is the next goal."
Information from PA was used in this report.