Gordon scores in five straight matches

Gordon has scored in each of his last five matches, a run that began with England. He had waited longer than expected to score his first goal in his first season as a Barcelona player. The breakthrough came with his national team during the latest international break; since then, he has found the net in every match he has played.

At the start of his Barcelona spell, the forward missed a penalty in stoppage time of the Gamper against Al Ahly. That episode has since faded into the background amid his start to the season and the speed with which he has adapted to the team, the club and the city.

With England, Gordon used the international fixtures to get off the mark, the one thing still missing. He scored next in the Czech Republic, then completed his personal hat-trick in his third match for the national team, against Croatia. The five-match scoring streak marks a change in momentum for the forward after his extended wait to score for Barcelona.