He barca he missed last season without Pedro. With the canary, who was severely punished by injuries due to his excesses the previous year (he played everything with his club plus the eurocup and the Olympic Games), won 32 of 36 possible points in the League. That is, she did not lose. Without him on the field, the Catalans were very vulnerable: seven defeats in 26 games, including some very painful ones in the final stretch (for example, Ray and Cadiz in it Camp Nou).
Broken in the first leg of the round of 16 access playoff against Manchester Utd With an injury to the rectus femoris in his right leg, this new period without Pedri hasn’t started well for him either. barca. Xavi regretted his absence at the press conference after the Old Trafford game. He pointed him out as the team’s reference player. Barça held on in the first part in Manchester with Busquets, Dejong, Kessie and Sergi Roberto, but then fell off and was unable to take control of the match. Basically, as had already happened in the second part of the first leg, now without Pedri on the pitch.
Xavi will recover to Gavi in Almeriabut will still have to wait to count on Pedrowho for the moment will almost certainly lose the matches against Almeria, Valencia and Athletic in League and the first leg of the semifinal of Cup against him real Madrid in it Bernabeu this Thursday at 9:00 p.m. It is a decisive moment of the season and the Barcelona coach is obliged to find solutions so that the loss of the canary is not missed much. Basically, the first call for Louis of the Source with the Selection. We will see if with the intention of not forcing Pedri or, taking into account that the matches are already qualifying for the Eurocup, with the need to obtain good results from the beginning.
