Barcelona Make Rashford Call as Surprise Name Added to Champions League Squad
Barcelona have named a shock player in their Champions League squad after making a decision on Marcus Rashford.
Barca's signing of Rashford was the club's most high-profile transfer of the summer.
He joined the La Liga side on an initial 12-month loan from Manchester United, with the Catalan giants having the option of signing him on a permanent basis for £30 million next summer.
Rashford has played in each league game this season and played from the start against Levante.
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And Hansi Flick plans to use him in Europe after including the England international in his Champions League squad.
Fellow new signings Joan Garcia and Roony Bardghji have also been included and will be hoping to make their Champions League debuts.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been named, too.
That's despite Ter Stegen being sidelined with a 'long-term injury' - hence the signing of Garcia, who has started each of his side's three league games this season.
But the German stopped could return to action for the latter group stage games, with the final two fixtures scheduled for January 2026.
Barcelona's Champions League squad
Barca's 23-man Champions League squad includes summers signings Rashford, Garcia and Bardghji.
Key players Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Pedri, among others, have also been included.
GK: Marc- Andre ter Stegen, Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny
DF: Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen
MD: Marc Casado, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Fermin Lopez
FW: Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Ferran Torres, Roony Bardghji
Who do Barcelona play in the Champions League?
Barca will be aiming to win the Champions League for the first time since 2015.
They reached the semi-finals last season before being dramatically eliminated by Inter Milan.
Flick's team have eight games in the league phase.
They open their Champions League campaign at Newcastle United on September 18 before hosting holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca then entertain Olympiacos before travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge.
Games against Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague and Copenhagen are also on deck.
Topics: Football, Marcus Rashford, FC Barcelona
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