Marcus Rashford has been dominated out of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey conflict with Atletico Madrid tomorrow evening resulting from damage.
Rashford got here off halfway by way of the second half of the 3-0 win over Actual Mallorca on Saturday and it has now been confirmed he’s affected by a knee downside.
A club statement read: “Marcus Rashford has discomfort in his left knee derived from a blow acquired in final Saturday’s match in opposition to Mallorca at Camp Nou.
“He will probably be absent as a precaution for this Thursday’s match in opposition to Atletico Madrid.”
GIven Barcelona describe Rashford’s absence as “precautionary” it’s not anticipated that the on-loan Manchester United man will probably be sidelined for a major interval.
Certainly, he could return for the weekend conflict with Girona as Barca look to keep up their place at the top of La Liga.
Rashford joined the Catalan giants in July 2025 on an preliminary 12-month mortgage take care of Barca having the choice to make the transfer everlasting for a payment within the area of £30.3million.
The England worldwide has thrived away from Previous Trafford, scoring 10 objectives and including 10 assists in 34 appearances in all competitions.
His absence for the primary leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final on the Metropolitano is a blow for boss Hansi Flick, who’s prone to with out one other left-sided ahead in Raphinha after the Brazil worldwide missed coaching this morning.
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