



ANSU FATI'S EXTRAORDINARY RISE CONTINUED

The 16-year-old scored and set up Frenkie de Jong to give his side a 2-0 lead against Valencia, just seven minutes into his full debut in La Liga.





Ansu Fati's extraordinary rise continued on Saturday as he got a goal and an assist within seven minutes of his first LA Liga start for Barcelona.

The 16-year-old became Barca's youngest ever goalscorer in the top flight when he came off the bench to score in the 2-2 draw with Osasuna prior to the international break.

With Luis Suarez fit enough only for the bench and Lionel Messi still not risked due to a calf problem, head coach Ernesto Valverde handed Fati his first start at Camp Nou for the visit of The winger responded by opening the scoring after only two minutes, drilling home from Frenkie de Jong's low cross from the right.

The teenager thus needed just three games to reach two goals for the Catalans, a tally even Lionel Messi failed to reach until his 13th Liga appearance.

Barely five minutes later, Fati returned the favour to De Jong, cutting in from the left and squaring the ball for the midfielder to score his first goal for the club.

Fati, who does not turn 17 until October 31, watched Barca's Juvenil A side face on Saturday just hours before he started against Valencia.

Born in Bissau before moving to with his family as a child, Fati joined 's youth academy before signing for Barca at the age of 10.



