UEFA Champions League 2019-20 | Inter Milan 1-2 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points 

Barcelona defeated Inter Milan 2-1
Barcelona defeated Inter Milan 2-1

#1 Ansu Fati makes history

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FC Internazionale v FC Barcelona: Group F - UEFA Champions League
FC Internazionale v FC Barcelona: Group F - UEFA Champions League

Ansu Fati generated a buzz earlier in the season when he starred in the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and his displays in this period led to many christening him as the successor to the Argentinian maestro.

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Things have calmed down a bit in recent weeks but the 17-year-old once again reminded everyone of his abilities in the fixture with Inter Milan.

With Ernesto Valverde resting most of his heavy hitters, it was expected that Ansu Fati would start the game but he was surprisingly left on the bench with Carles Perez and Antoine Griezmann leading the line in a rather unusual 3-1-4-2 formation.

Fati was eventually summoned from the bench in the 86th minute and he had an almost immediate impact, scoring the winner with what was virtually his first touch of the game.

With the goal, Fati wrote his name into the record books as the youngest player in history to score a Champions League goal, doing so aged just 17 years and 40 days. At this rate, it is not premature to suggest that he is a star in the making.

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