Supertalent Ansu Fati from FC Barcelona is a perfect comeback after a long injury break on Sunday. The 18-year-old met at 3-0 (2: 0) success of the Catalans in the league match against UD Levante in the final time to the final score.
Subsequently, Fati cheered the hit with one of his physiotherapists. Only a few minutes before had the outer storm for Luuk de Jong been replaced.
Fati had been lacking since November 2020 with a meniscal injury. Originally a break was provided by a few weeks, but the healing process was not as planned. Again and again Fati had to accept setbacks before he could get back to the team training a few weeks ago. Against Levante Fati was chosen with his 17-minute use even to the player of the game.
I would not expect such a return, said an overwhelmed Fati. I thank the doctors and physios who were with me. And also the fans. I thought of helping the team. I also thought of my family, who has taken with me in recent months, he said .
ANSU FATI: The 10 is not a pressure for me
He wants to leave this difficult time behind him and looks at the coming months with great ambitions. It started first. We are Barca and have to fight for everything, said the teenager who had inherited the legendary number 10 by Lionel Messi. The 10 is not a pressure for me, she makes me proud. I thank the club and the captains that I can wear them, said Fati and announced, We will be around the league, the Champions League and everything else fight. We have to fight and work.
Before Fatis Hits, Memphis Depay (6th) and de Jong (14th) had brought Barca early on the winning road. For the financially and also sporty top club, the victory against Levante was not only due to Fatis Return a liberation. In the table Barcelona jumped in rank six.
On leaders Real Madrid, which did not come over a 0-0 against the FC Villarreal, are missing five points. However, the team of criticized coach Ronald Koeman still played a game in the hindquarters.
Koeman himself was not at the sideline after his lock, which he was last bumped after his red card in the game against FC Cadiz. The former bond coach of the Dutch national team was represented by his co-trainer Alfred Schreudder.
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Primera Division: The table on the 7th matchday
Place | Team | Sp. | Goals | Diff | Pkt.
— | — | — | — | — |-
1. | Real Madrid | 7 | 21: 8 | 13 | 17
2. | Real Sociedad | 7 | 10: 6 | 4 | 16
3rd | FC Seville | 6 | 10: 2 | 8 | 14
4. | Atlético Madrid | 7 | 9: 6 | 3 | 14
5. | Rayo Vallecano Madrid | 7 | 13: 7 | 6 | 13
6. | FC Barcelona | 6 | 11: 5 | 6 | 12
7. | Betis Seville | 7 | 11: 7 | 4 | 12
8. | FC Valencia | 7 | 12: 8 | 4 | 11
9. | Ca Osasuna | 7 | 10: 11 | -1 | 11
10. | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 6: 4 | 2 | 10
11. | FC Villarreal | 6 | 6: 3 | 3 | 8th
12. | RCD Mallorca | 7 | 6: 12 | -6 | 8th
13. | Espanyol Barcelona | 7 | 4: 7 | -3 | 6
14. | FC Cádiz | 7 | 7: 11 | -4 | 6
15. | FC Elche | 7 | 4: 8 | -4 | 6
16. | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 6: 10 | -4 | 4
17. | UD Levante | 7 | 6: 12 | -6 | 4
18. | FC Granada | 6 | 5: 11 | -6 | 3
19. | Deportivo Alavés | 6 | 2: 11 | -9 | 3
20. | FC Getafe | 7 | 2: 12 | -10 | 0