FC Barcelona relies on its new messiah, Ansu Fati. This Sunday evening, as part of the 9th day of Liga, the Blaugranas were a little reassured by beating Valencia CF (3-1) at Camp Nou, thanks to an Ansu Fati, back as holder for almost a year afterwards, great evenings. From the outset, the number 10 of Barça stood out by being close to opening the scoring of a superb rolled up deflected by an opponent (2nd).
But it was the visitors who opened the scoring through Gaya, author of a dry shot at the reception of a corner badly returned full axis (0-1, 5th). Eager to quickly reverse the trend, the Catalans reacted very quickly. After a school one-two with Memphis Depay, Ansu Fati sent a powerful strike into the net from Jasper Cillessen to put the two teams tied (1-1, 13th), and this while Gaya had just prevented Sergino Dest to score.
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Fati makes the difference, first steps for Agüero
The new hope of FC Barcelona did not want to stop there. Ansu Fati thus obtained a penalty that Memphis Depay transformed into force to give the advantage to his team (2-1, 41st). When we got back from the locker room, the meeting got carried away with several successive opportunities on both sides. Jasper Cillessen prevented Ansu Fati from seeing double (50th), while Marc-André ter Stegen pulled out all the stops against Gonçalo Guedes (57th) when he was not saved by his post (53rd).
The pace of this part then calmed down, until Philippe Coutinho, found by Sergino Dest, sealed the victory of Barça in front of the 47,317 spectators of Camp Nou (3-1, 85th). Note that Sergio Agüero, who arrived last summer from Manchester City, finally played his first minutes in his new colors by returning at the end of the match (87th). However, the essential was elsewhere and FC Barcelona, which remained in 2 games without a win, finally recovered and returned to the standings by coming back to 5 points behind the leader, Real Sociedad. The club continues for its part a 5th game without success after a convincing start to the season.
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