JAKARTA – Marcus Rashford said his goal in the LaLiga title decider was the perfect finish. He said if he was a magician, he would have stayed at Barcelona after scoring the goal in the title-deciding win against Real Madrid on Monday, May 11, 2026 WIB.
The 28-year-old opened the scoring in the 2-0 El Clasico win at Camp Nou with a stunning free-kick to take Barcelona to LaLiga glory for a second successive season.
The loan period for the England striker from Manchester United will end next month, but Barcelona retain the option to make the transfer permanent for a fee of around 30 million euros (around Rp614.5 billion).
“I don’t know. I’m not a magician. If I was a magician, I would have stayed. We’ll see. I came here to win.”
“I want to win as many titles as possible. This is another one to add to this collection. It’s an amazing team, they will win many titles in the future, being part of it will be very special,” Rashford said when asked if he would remain a Barcelona player next season.
Speaking to ESPN after the game, Rashford was less than definitive about his future, with the possibility of a return to Manchester United still not entirely off the table.
“This is the perfect way I wanted to end my career. I’m so happy, I just want to enjoy this day.”
“I live in the moment. At the end of the season we’ll see. I came here to win and we did it, so I’m very happy. It feels amazing,” he said.
The success in LaLiga is Rashford’s first league title in any country, having scored eight goals in Spain’s top competition and provided seven assists this season.
“It feels incredible. It’s been a long season with ups and downs, but I think we deserved to win (LaLiga),” he said.
Rashford opened the scoring against Real Madrid in the ninth minute with a beautiful free kick that went past Thibaut Courtois into the top corner of the goal.
It was the first goal scored by Barcelona directly from a free kick in El Clasico since Lionel Messi scored a similar goal in the match in 2012.
“I’m not going to shoot. When I put the ball down, I didn’t see the angle, I wasn’t sure it would be a goal.”
“I was going to cross. But everyone told me to shoot, so I motivated myself a little. Fortunately I shot in the end, it was a good goal,” said Rashford.
Ferran Torres added the second goal for Barcelona after 18 minutes and they secured the title thanks to a win in El Clasico for the first time in the club’s history.
Jude Bellingham scored for Real Madrid in the second half, but the goal was ruled out for offside and the visitors were less dominant throughout the match.
Barcelona could have scored more goals, but Thibaut Courtois made a brilliant save to thwart Rashford and Torres’ chances.
Currently, Barcelona is nine points ahead at the top of the table over Real Madrid with only two matches remaining. Hansi Flick’s team failed to meet the 100-point target because they just lost 0-1 against Alaves on Thursday, May 14, 2026 WIB.
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