The young Spanish international striker of FC Barcelona Ansu Fati is out wounded in a thigh and in tears in the 96th minute of the Copa del Rey round of 16 match at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.
While he was in the middle of the race to try to put pressure on an opponent during an opponent’s ball outing, Ansu Fati, who came on in the 61st minute in place of Ferran Jutgla, had to go out in overtime, in tears and escorted by the management of the Catalan club, trying to hide his face in his shirt.
“We will see tomorrow how he is, we saw him very affected. Other players also finished the match in pain, Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué, Pedri… we’ll see tomorrow“, reacted the coach Xavi at a post-match press conference.
“Ansu Fati is injured in the left thigh. Further examinations will be performed to determine the exact extent of the injury.“, then announced FC Barcelona in a press release.
Ansu Fati, 19, had already suffered a serious right knee injury in November 2020. Then after a year of recovery, he suffered a new thigh injury in November during a La Liga trip to Celta Vigo (3-3), and had contracted Covid-19 in early January.
Returned during the clasico in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup where he played 55 minutes and scored a goal against Real Madrid despite the elimination of Barça (3-2), the new Catalan N.10 was only playing his second game since his return.
