The 18-year-old Fati made his first start for Barcelona after a long injury layoff on Sunday, scoring a goal and earning his team a penalty as the Catalan club halted its losing streak by rallying to beat Valencia 3-1.
Wearing the No. 10 jersey that used to belong to Lionel Messi, Ansu Fati made a triumphant return from a long injury layoff on Sunday, scoring a goal in 3-0 win over Levante.
ABC journalist Salvador Sostres wrote of Barcelona’s win over Ferencvaros on Tuesday that “Ansu when running has something of a gazelle, or a very young, black street vendor running” away from police.
Ansu Fati’s three goals in two wins have Barcelona off to an ideal start to La Liga as Dutch manager has been spot on with his tactics.
Barcelona won comfortably despite playing more than half the game with 10 men after defender Clément Lenglet was sent off before the break.
Fati scored Spain’s third goal from outside the area in the 32nd minute to become the country's youngest scorer at the age of 17 years, 311 days.
Fati, a 17-year-old forward born in Guinea-Bissau, chose to play for Spain and had already been summoned for the nation's under-21 squad.
Fati opened the scoring just before halftime and Messi converted a 69th-minute penalty for his league-leading 21st goal. It was also his 699th career goal for club and country.
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