‘This can't be real' – Marcus Rashford gets ‘miss of the season already' as he Man Utd loanee fires wide of open goal
The forward joined the LaLiga champions on loan with an option to buy from Manchester United this summer.
Rashford, 27, was named in the starting XI to take on Serie A side Como in the club's final pre-season game.
With the Spanish side cruising 4-0, Rashford created a great opportunity to get himself on the scoresheet.
He rounded goalkeeper Jean Butez to give himself an empty net to slot the ball into.
However, Rashford fluffed his lines and put his shot wide of the Como goal.
The former England international looked shocked at the miss as he whipped his hands above his head.
Fans were left stunned by the miss as they reacted on social media.
One posted: "Rashford with the miss of 25/26 already."
A second wrote: "This is the miss of the season."
A third commented: "No way he missed that."
A fourth said: "How did he miss tha."
Another added: "That's him back to Man United then."
Fortunately for Rashford, the likes of Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal had already scored.
He had a hand in Raphinha's goal as he played a brilliant cross to set up the Brazilian.
The miss has come just days after Rashford scored his first in Barcelona colours.
He found the net in the friendly against Korean outfit Daegu FC on August 4.
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