Ansu Fati entered the Summons to Barcelona for the match against Monaco in the Champions League. The Barcelona forward returns to a European roster almost two years later. His last match in this championship dates back to November 1, 2022. 688 days later, the former Spanish international will once again have the opportunity to play a few minutes in the highest European competition at club level.
That day, Ansu started and played the full 90 minutes of Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Viktoria Pilsen. Since then, the footballer has had a real ordeal with injuries. This is the first time Fati has been part of a Barcelona squad since August 27, 2023.when he came on as a substitute for Lamine Yamal on the third day of the championship. He was then loaned to Brighton for a season.
In the Premier League he did not have the performance he had hoped for and this summer he returned to the Barça team, this time under the orders of Hansi Flick. The German coach decided to stay with the young player, who started the pre-season strongly until a injury to the sole of the right foot During a training session on July 24, he stopped his progress abruptly. This injury prevented him from participating in the tour of the United States and the first championship matches.
😍 Player 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐮 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢 has already received the medical discharge and will be available for the #MonacoBarça. pic.twitter.com/6MuCClGJN3
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) September 18, 2024
But Ansu Fati is ready to return. The footballer has been training normally with the group since last week. In fact, there was speculation that he would be included in the list for the Catalan derby against Girona. But finally Flick decided to leave him out. After the injury of Dani Olmo, the great absence from this list, the number 10 will once again wear the shirt of the Barcelona team and could even enjoy a few minutes in this match.
Olmo will be out for four to five weeks playgrounds. The loss of the former Leipzig player is a major blow for Flick’s team, as he was one of the team’s leaders at the start of the season. Now comes Ansu Fati, who has already been medically cleared to play and has been included in the Barcelona squad. Since that serious knee injury in 2020, the striker has not been the same. He has suffered numerous relapses that have made him go through a real ordeal.
The full list of players called up by Hansi Flick for their debut in this new Champions League is as follows: Ter Stegen, Cubarsí, Balde, Iñigo Martínez, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Casadó, Pau Víctor, Lamine, Koundé, Eric, Astralaga, Fort, Gerard Martín, Domínguez, Cuenca, Guillermo and Toni Fernández.
