Barca must protect Ansu, 16, from hype - Valverde

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BARCELONA -- Ernesto Valverde says Barcelona have a responsibility to control the hype around Ansu Fati after the teenager stood out again in his side's 5-2 demolition of Valencia on Saturday.

It took Ansu, who is not 17 until Oct. 31, less than two minutes to open the scoring on what was his first start for the club. Four minutes later, he teed up Frenkie de Jong following a sublime run.

Ansu only made his debut for the Spanish champions last month, becoming the youngest player to represent the...