Pedri: Barcelona Learn Return Date For ‘serious’ Injury

Pedri’s hamstring wounded is worse than Barcelona first feared, pinch reports coming retired of Spain claiming that nan influential midfielder could miss arsenic galore arsenic six weeks.

The Catalans were rocked by nan news of Pedri’s absence successful nan aftermath of El Clásico. The club confirmed nan muscular harm suffered by nan cerebral schemer without providing a timeline, though it was initially expected to return Pedri a period to get backmost connected nan pitch. That appears to person been optimistic.

The 22-year-old has torn his near hamstring and is now group to beryllium retired for a month-and-a-half, according to AS. This represents a catastrophic rustle to Barcelona’s fading ambitions of retaining their convention title. Pedri’s power cannot beryllium overstated.

Hansi Flick has overseen 73 games arsenic Barcelona head since taking complete successful 2024. Pedri has played successful 72 of those. This play alone, nan diminutive playmaker leads nan squad for full passes, passes into nan last third, passes into nan container and chances created. That’s not to opportunity that Pedri lacks a punch—the Spain iternational besides boasts a team-high tally of successful tackles.

Pedri is nan team’s caput and heart, subtly bending nan tempo of each lucifer to his will. “Anyone who’s adjacent to him is going to consciousness comfortable because he’s very good,” Frenkie de Jong precocious said of his predominant midfielder partner. “He solves a batch of things and ever gives it to you successful nan champion conditions.”

Pedri has featured successful each crippled for Barcelona this season. / David Ramos/Getty Images

Pedri hasn’t missed much than 1 crippled successful succession since March 2024. Now he stands to beryllium retired nan adjacent eight. Regardless of his injury, Pedri would beryllium unavailable for Sunday’s sojourn from an in-form Elche aft collecting nan first reddish paper of his elder profession against Real Madrid past weekend.

That pesky hamstring will besides sideline Barcelona’s heir to Andrés Iniesta for their adjacent 2 Champions League fixtures; a brace of difficult trips to look Club Brugge successful Belgium adjacent week and Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge aft November’s world break.

A daunting conflict pinch Atlético Madrid, an force truthful eager to unsettle Barcelona’s rhythm, could beryllium to beryllium nan biggest trial of a Pedri-less midfield.

The Euro 2024 champion is not nan man for goals and assists—Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has group up arsenic galore Champions League goals arsenic Pedri this play (one). But nan domiciled he plays successful knitting together Barcelona’s web of passes, which group nan squad up to property feverishly erstwhile they suffer possession, is invaluable.

“For me, a subordinate for illustration Pedri is much important than Lamine Yamal, Raphinha aliases [Robert] Lewandowski,” Real Madrid icon Toni Kroos gushed past season. “They whitethorn determine nan results of matches, but to do that, Pedri is presently nan champion subordinate successful nan world successful his position.”

That value will beryllium tested complete nan coming weeks.

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