Balearic side suffer rare La Liga nightmare last seen in 2007Mallorca Make La Liga History With Two First-Half Red CardsRCD Mallorca made unwanted history on Sunday becoming the 1st La Liga team in

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Marcus Rashford and Joan Garcia have been registered in time to feature in Barcelona’s first La Liga game of the new season against Mallorca on Saturday. The forward signed on loan with an option to buy from Manchester United last month but faced a problem that has hampered Barcelona in recent seasons.

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The Englishman was a victim of the context he was brought into, with Barcelona comfortably maintaining possession in midfield and Mallorca sitting back in a deep low-block. Rashford, who was deployed as a center forward in the absence of the injured Robert Lewandowski, didn’t have much room in which to operate.

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The French talent was a solid presence when defending inside his half after he made 70 tackles, 30 blocks and 41 interceptions in La Liga. He even distributed the ball relatively well after completing 81.

Cartoon rouge pour Manu Morlanes qui laisse Mallorca à 10 contre 11….😅 À peine 3 matchs cette saison et déjà 3 rouges mdr #MallorcaBarça pic.twitter.com/hybk4PP3rY—