Ansu Fati dazzles on first Spain start
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The 17-year-old was the star of the show
Barcelona’s Ansu Fati had a full debut to remember for Spain in their Nations League win over Ukraine on Sunday night.
1 - Ansu Fati in his first start for Spain :
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1 goal
6 shots - 1st in match
2 shots on target
2 chances created
6 dribbles attempted - 1st in match
10 touches in opp box - 1st in match
1 penalty won - 1st in match
Spectacular. pic.twitter.com/6uPX8FXMgG
The 17-year-old was handed his first start for the national side by manager Luis Enrique and won a penalty after just 100 seconds of the clash.
Sergio Ramos duly converted to make it 1-0 to the hosts, but Ansu continued to wreak havoc down the left for La Roja.
He went close with a low shot, almost scored a brilliant bicycle kick and then did find the back of the net after he cut inside and curled a low shot home.
◾ Youngest ever scorer in the Champions League ✅
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◾ Youngest ever scorer for Barcelona in La Liga ✅
◾ Youngest ever scorer for Spain ✅
Ansu Fati is a special talent pic.twitter.com/6IRdlEP831
The goal means more history for the teenager. He is now the youngest goalscorer in Spain’s history at the age of 17 years and 311 days.
H I S T O R Y M A K E R
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With 1️⃣7️⃣ years and 3️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣ days, @ANSUFATI becomes the youngest player ever to score for @SeFutbol. pic.twitter.com/3t3aQzdahP
The second half saw Lucho hand Eric Garcia his Spain debut. The former Barca defender replaced Sergio Ramos on the hour, while Fati came close to a second after the break from a corner but saw Andriy Pyatov stop his effort on the line.
Ferran Torres wrapped up the win with Spain’s fourth goal on 84 minutes to complete a great night’s work for Enrique’s team, but there’s no doubt that Fati was the star of the show.
What a talent.
Source: barcablaugranes.com
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