Marcus Rashford, who is on loan from Manchester United, put on another outstanding performance to help Aston Villa defeat 10-man Club Brugge and move on to the Champions League quarterfinals.
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With a 3-0 triumph at home thanks to two goals from halftime replacement Marco Asensio and one from Ian Maatsen, Villa, who had led 3-1 from the first leg, left nothing to chance and eased their way into the round of eight.
Rashford made a significant contribution by drawing the first-half foul and setting up one of Asensio’s goals, which resulted in Brugge defender Kyriani Sabbe being sent off.
With an outstanding performance, the Carrington Academy graduate returned Unai Emery’s faith by being picked in the starting XI.
After a sluggish start, Rashford eventually found his groove and ignited the second half with explosive energy. He spent the entire ninety minutes.
In addition to his assist, the forward touched the ball 64 times and completed 46 of his 48 passes (96% pass accuracy) to find his teammates. He made three crucial passes.
Inside the box, he hit some amazing balls, but none of his colleagues were able to catch any of them.
Rashford had one great opportunity and two attempts, one of which was on goal and the other of which failed to put Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to the test.
The United player started five dribbles and finished one. He participated in seven ground fights and won three of them.
Rashford also contributed half as many tackles and two clearances.
High-flying Paris Saint-Germain, who eliminated Liverpool from the Champions League on Tuesday night, will present Villa with a tough opponent in their upcoming matchup.
On Thursday, United will resume play when they play Real Sociedad in the second leg of their round of 16 Europa League match.