Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has hinted he'd like Spain to ignore Ansu Fati.
Now fully fit, Fati is in line to be selected by Spain coach Luis Enrique for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
Koeman said today: I do not know about this issue because I am not a coach. The player is missing a lot, as we talked the other day. Sunday was a good day, winning the game with a good game. He played 15 minutes and also scored. Regarding the national team, I cannot comment, I can only say that he has been absent for 10 months and has only played 15 minutes.
"He is done. He was very tired yesterday because emotionally it has been a major impact on him. Being on leave for a long time, entering, scoring in front of your family. You have to take into account the mental issue. He trained today without a problem and we will give him little by little more time in the game.
"Before the game (against Benfica) we cannot say how many minutes we are going to give him. It depends on the state of the player."
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