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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Freddie Keighley

Xavi avoids repeat of Ansu Fati strop as Barcelona secure Champions League consolation

Ansu Fati played the full 90 minutes as Barcelona ended their poor Champions League campaign on a high - just three days after he threw a strop at being substituted by Xavi.

The Catalan giants defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-2 on Tuesday night to finish third in Group C, having already dropped down to the Europa League. Marcos Alonso and Pablo Torre scored either side of a Ferran Torres double, while Tomas Chory scored both goals for the hosts.

Fati, the 20-year-old prodigy who wears the No.10 shirt previously graced by Lionel Messi, was handed a run-out at centre-forward and played the entire match. Although the Spaniard was unable build on his tally of three goals for the season, he will have been pleased not to have been taken off by his manager.

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