Ansu Fati apologised to Kessie for blocking his goal-bound shot vs Real Madrid

Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of Copa del Rey was indeed uplifting, but what everyone batted eyes on was the fact that the scoreline could have easily been 2-0 in favour of the Blaugrana.

Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti did mention after the game that Barcelona looked far from being the winning side, but what he failed to notice was that if not for the unfortunate error that a certain Ansu Fati made, his side would have had a bigger mountain to climb in the second leg at Camp Nou.

The incident happened in the 71st minute when Ferran Torres found Franck Kessie completely unmarked in the box. The Ivory Coast midfielder, who arrived on a free transfer from Milan last summer, took the shot first time only to be denied by his own teammate.

As it turns out, Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was well and truly beaten and so was an unbalanced Eder Militao. The only possible obstruction was Ansu Fati, and all the Spaniard had to do was jump in order to allow the ball to end up in the net.

However, the momentum of the ball was such that there was simply no time for the youngster to make a move. And once the shot was blocked, an evidently frustrated Franck Kessie expressed his discontent towards the 20-year-old.

In the heat of the moment, Kessie scolded Fati for blocking the shot, but as Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo reports, the anger did not last long. 

Fati has since apologised to the midfielder and Kessie was quick to issue his forgiveness mostly because the two share a special connection. In fact, Fati is someone with whom Kessie connected from day 1.

The former Milan man considers the 20-year-old as his younger brother and he always tries to advise him by giving the knowledge of his experience that he gathered during his time in Italy.