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Moment raging Ansu Fati kicks cooler and stairs in meltdown after Barcelona sub is made to warm up then sit back down

Published on April 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM

BARCELONA star Ansu Fati lost his cool after Hansi Flick sent him to warm up but chose not to substitute him on against Celta Vigo.

Fati spent the full 90 minutes on the bench as came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 4-3 on Saturday.

Ansu Fati of Barcelona during a La Liga match.
Ansu Fati was left fuming after not being substituted on during Barcelona's win over Celta Vigo
Soccer coach and players conversing on the sidelines.
Fat threw his bib to the ground
Ansu Fati reacting angrily after being benched.
He kicked a cooler on the floor
Soccer player carrying a lime green ball down steps.
He kicked the stairs up to the bench too

The 22-year-old winger has been struggling for game-time this term, making just four appearances all season.

And his frustrations boiled over when he was asked to warm up by gaffer Flick, only to be told to sit back down when he returned to the bench.

The former loanee was spotted chucking his bib to the ground and kicking a pitch-side cooler in anger, before kicking the stairs on his way up to his seat too.

Fans reacted to Fati's fury on social media, with some suggesting that the La Masia graduate won't be doing himself any favours.

One wrote: “I get the frustration, but you can't act like that. This will only hurt your chances even more”.

While another added: “Sorry bro but anger solves nothing if the coach thinks you’re not good enough.”

Others suggested that Fati's frustration was understandable, wondering why he isn't getting more minutes.

A third commented: “Pau Victor subbed in but not Ansu?? C'mon flick!”

Fati has struggled for minutes this season

And a fourth posted: “I will never understand why Flick's doing this to the boy”.

He wasn't the only member of the Barcelona setup to vent his frustrations during the game either.

A member of backroom staff was spotted SMASHING AN IPAD during appeals for a 98th minute penalty.

The entire Barcelona bench were up in arms after went down in the box deep into injury time, only for the referee to wave away any foul.

That was until VAR intervened and sent the referee to the monitor to award the spot-kick.

dispatched the penalty to complete a spectacular comeback that had seen Barca turn around a 3-1 deficit in the second half.

It was a valuable three points for the Catalan club who are now seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Three soccer coaches celebrating on a field.
A Barcelona coach threw his iPad to the ground in protest to a late penalty decision
Soccer coaches reacting to a laptop on the field.
The entire Barca bench was up in arms
Two Barcelona soccer players celebrating a goal.
Raphinha scored the winning penalty in added time
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