On Sunday against Celta, Xavi retired Pedri in the 63rd minute and Barcelona, who had not gone well in the second half, lost control. Something similar happened last season. The Blaugrana team could not count on the canary in October, November and December, and sank in the League and was eliminated from the Champions League. Starting in January, again with the medium, Barça resurfaced. But with Pedri's injury against Eintracht, the options in the League disappeared.
At 19, the midfielder is more than used to playing big games. He has won a Cup final, has lost a Games final, has reached a Eurocup semi-final and already has four classics behind him. For this reason, he looks the duel against Inter in the face. “For us it is a final. We played almost everything, ”he defined.
You don't need to be reminded of the economic impact. Only with sports he has enough. “It is a responsibility. We want to fight for the Champions League until the end. We want to win and be in the round of 16”.
The canary admits that the locker room is "very eager". "I think we deserved more in Milan," he says of the controversy. But, despite his strong emotions, he is always calm. “I am calm because we have made good signings and we have immense quality. It's time to keep flying”, he harangued, paraphrasing Xavi.
Forgetting the physical problems of last year, Pedri has participated in all the matches of this start. "I'm 100%", he assures and, if he can choose, he prefers to play "close to the striker". "Upstairs I'm more comfortable," he analyzes, although in Milan he did it closer to Busquets.
The Canarian knows that his “pending subject” is the goal, and Xavi asks him to get more into the area. Something that bears fruit. “The other day (against Celta) it was seen – he scored 1-0 –, and in Milan we had the bad luck that he didn't get on the scoreboard – they canceled it at the hands of Fati. You have to get there, because on any rebound the ball can drop. I work on it every day.” In the Champions League he has not scored since his debut against Ferencváros. For today he has a clear recipe: “The ideal would be a goal soon. If not, it will be time to wear them down by moving the ball quickly”. Pedri understands everything at first.
