Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as FC Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad on Sunday, their first win of the new La Liga season.
Spanish teenage sensation Ansu Fati came off the bench in the second half and took charge of the proceedings with two assists and a goal.
Fati had been struggling to recover after a series of knee surgeries in the last two years.
Lewandowski, who was celebrating his birthday, opened the scoring in the first minute of the game, rifling in a shot after a great pass from Alejandro Balde inside the penalty area.
But Alexander Isak equalized five minutes later after latching onto a pass from David Silva.
FC Barcelona struggled to break the deadlock until coach Xavi Hernandez sent on Raphinha and Fati in the 64th minute, with both proving crucial to the visitors’ success.
Fati assisted Ousmane Dembele with a brilliant heel pass after a fine piece of individual play from Raphinha.
Then Fati finished a beautiful team effort to assist Lewandowski for their third goal.
The Polish striker returned the favour 10 minutes later, enabling 19-year-old Fati to score FC Barcelona’s fourth to wrap up the points.
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