‘he’s Smiling A Lot’: Rashford Is Enjoying Himself Again At Barcelona, Insists Flick

Hansi Flick has said that joining Barcelona connected loan from Manchester United and experiencing life successful a caller state has put nan grin backmost connected Marcus Rashford’s face.

The guardant was retired of favour astatine United past play but he has recovered caller momentum since moving to Spain. Rashford has made a affirmative belief for Barça, scoring six times successful each competitions this season, and Flick is relieved that nan England world is fresh to look Chelsea successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday nighttime aft missing his side’s win complete Athletic Bilbao connected Saturday pinch a cold.

“I’m really very happy,” nan Barcelona head said. “He came backmost from a cold, but he’s OK. We’ll determine tomorrow if he starts aliases not. But I’m happy to person him successful our team.

“I followed him his full career, I was impressed pinch his quality, what he’s doing successful nan container successful beforehand of nan opponent’s goal. He has shown it successful Barcelona. Also for him this alteration to unrecorded successful different culture, pinch awesome people, bully weather, it’s amazing. We tin spot now he’s besides smiling a lot. If he tin bask nan ambiance we person it’s besides very good.”

Barcelona are supra Chelsea connected extremity quality aft taking 7 points from their first 4 games successful nan convention phase. The Spanish champions person travelled to London without Pedri but person been boosted by nan Brazil winger Raphinha returning to fitness.

Much of nan attraction is connected whether Estêvão Willian, Chelsea’s 18-year-old Brazilian winger, tin outshine Lamine Yamal. Marc Cucurella knows Lamine Yamal good and joked that he has been preparing for nan task of marking his world teammate by upping nan strength connected nan training ground. “I show Estêvão to put shin pads connected successful training,” nan Chelsea left-back said.

Chelsea will beryllium without Cole Palmer, who is wearing a protective footwear after breaking a toed successful an mishap astatine location past week. The playmaker is backmost successful training but Enzo Maresca said that Palmer is improbable to beryllium fresh to look Arsenal connected Sunday.

Maresca, who played successful Spain, was asked if he has ambitions to negociate Barcelona 1 day. “You cognize maine because you are ever successful my property conference,” nan Italian said. “Even erstwhile you inquire maine what’s happening successful 3 aliases 4 months, I ever opportunity I don’t know. I’m very happy to beryllium astatine this immense club, 1 of nan champion clubs successful nan world, and this is nan astir important thing.”