Barcelona bounced back from their recent La Liga disappointment with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League, climbing to ninth place in the standings. However, the celebration was short-lived as the Catalan giants were dealt a major setback involving their midfield star, Pedri.
The 23-year-old was forced off in the 61st minute and later underwent medical tests back in Barcelona. The club confirmed that Pedri suffered a strained right hamstring and is expected to be sidelined for around a month.
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔,” 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.
Pedri Absence Looms Large for Title-Chasing Barcelona
Pedri has been a key figure for the Blaugrana this season, starting 24 matches across all competitions and contributing four goals. His absence comes at a critical stage, with Barcelona entering a demanding run of fixtures in both domestic and European competitions.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒅𝒓𝒊 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒘,” 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
Despite the injury setback, Barcelona remain top of the La Liga table with 49 points from 20 matches, holding a narrow one-point lead over rivals Real Madrid. In the Champions League, they sit ninth with 13 points from seven games, while Real Madrid occupy third place with 15 points.
As the season intensifies, Barcelona will now have to navigate a crucial period without one of their most influential midfielders.
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