Barcelona forward will play the full ninety minutes for Spain in friendly against Jordan

Before they kick off their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign, Spain will play Jordan in a friendly encounter on Thursday and Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati will be playing the entire 90 minutes of the match, reports Alfredo Martinez on SPORT.

The 20-year-old has been included by manager Luis Enrique in the squad despite there being doubts over his involvement due to his lack of game-time at the club level this season.

Indeed, even though Fati has played in each of Barcelona’s 20 matches across all competitions this term, he averages just 35 minutes per game as Xavi Hernandez & co. carefully regulated his minutes following his injury ordeals in the past two years.

It led to major doubts over his inclusion for the World Cup in Qatar, but Luis Enrique decided to place his faith in the La Masia graduate and named him on the 26-man list for the quadrennial extravaganza.

Reports suggest that Lucho has full faith in Fati and believes that he can be a decisive figure in Spain’s World Cup campaign.

And, he is now planning to help the youngster get into rhythm ahead of the tournament by starting him against Jordan tomorrow, where the forward is expected to play the entire ninety minutes.

“I would appreciate it, it is a request that I make, that we allow ourselves to refer to Ansu as a player who has overcome an injury. I have seen him better, much better than the last time he came,” Enrique said in his press conference.

“Tomorrow he will start and I hope he plays the 90 minutes “I have already told him. A professional player is injured and recovers. What you have to recover is his level. Watching the training sessions he has it,” he added.

Apart from Fati, Barcelona have six more representatives in the Spain squad in Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Gavi and Ferran Torres. All of them will have a key role to play for La Roja to go the distance in the tournament.