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Soccer: Rashford stars for Barca, while Haaland scores his 50th goal in the Champions League

# Soccer: Five-time winners Barcelona got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start, beating Newcastle United 2-1 at St James’ Park. Marcus Rashford scored two swift second-half goals, while Anthony Gordon pulled a goal back in the 90th minute for Newcastle, but Barcelona held on for the win. Erling Haaland notched his 50th goal in the competition as Manchester City defeated Napoli 2-0. Frankfurt thrashed Galatasaray 5-1, while Leverkusen had to come from behind twice to snatch a point in a 2-2 draw against Copenhagen.