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Prodigious Ansu Fati and Gavi give Barcelona hope of a brighter future in a dismal season

The last time a player stood triumphantly towering over a clamour of Camp Nou worshippers it was, of course, Lionel Messi in 2017. Barcelona had just crushed Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the greatest European comeback in history, and the little Argentine genius ran to the fans behind the goal, leaping up onto an advertising hoarding and creating a photo opportunity that, within days, had broken all club records and had been liked or "visited" more than 70 million times.

On Sunday, it was Ansu Fati.