Ansu Fati's statistics in match for Spain proves he is a perfect Neymar replacement for Barcelona
After years of searching for Neymar replacement Barcelona might have been blessed with one for free on Ansu Fati
Barca have spent a fortune to replace the Brazilian but they might have found the successor at their academy.
Ansu Fati has had an unbelievable night. With his goal against Ukraine, the Barcelona forward has become Spain's youngest goalscorer ever. Besides the incredible goal, the 17-year-old had a marvellous game overall, with La Roja winning 4-0.
Fati's stats vs Ukraine:
90 minutes
1 goal
1 penalty won
6 shots
2 shots on target
2/4 successful dribbles
1 big chance missed
30/37 accurate passes
81% passing accuracy
2 key passes
0/3 crosses
2/3 long balls
1 big chance created
3/8 ground duels won
1 interception
Interestingly, Luis Enrique replaced Gerard Moreno with Ferran Torres in the 74th minute and Fati moved to the centre-forward position. Meanwhile, it's been reported that Ronald Koeman plans to use Anssumane in that position this season.