Marcus Rashford was benched for Barcelona's 3-0 LaLiga win over Getafe on Sunday after his midweek heroics against Newcastle United in the Champions League .

Reports suggested he was dropped because he arrived late for the activation session on the day of the game.

A source confirmed he had arrived marginally late, but couldn't confirm that was the reason he was not in the team, with coach Hansi Flick downplaying any potential issue.

"It's normal, because every three or four days we have a match," he said of his decision to leave Rashford out after his brace at St James' Park. "We also need fresh legs on the pitch."

Flick has a zero tolerance policy on lateness, with Raphinha left on the bench for last weekend's win over Valencia after arriving late for the activation se

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