Osasuna 2-2 Barcelona: 3 Men who were impressive for the Blaugrana

Modified Sep 02, 2019 05:19 GMT

Barcelona should have won the game but were undone by a late penalty

#2 Ansu Fati

Ansu Fati brought Barcelona back into the game

The teenager had made headlines last weekend, after coming on late against Real Betis for his debut for Barcelona.

The youngster was on the bench again against Osasuna, hoping that he could get another run with the first team. And after Barcelona went into the break 0-1 down, Valverde had another important decision to make. The visitors were lacking in the final third of the pitch and the Spaniard opted to make a few changes to the team. He replaced Nelson Semedo with Ansu Fati, with Sergi Roberto moving to the right back position and the young striker taking up the left forward position. 6 minutes later, Ansu Fati made history.

Following a cross from Carles Perez, the Bissau-Guinean rose the highest and headed the ball to the back of the net. Barcelona were back in the game and in the process, Ansu Fati had become the youngest Barcelona player ever to score a league goal.

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