Pedri's message to encourage Barça at Old Trafford

The FC Barcelona will not be able to have Pedri during the next weeks by an injury in the previous rectum of the right leg and, previous to the party of turn of the 'playoff' of the Europe League in front of the Manchester United, the mediocentro recognised that his injury "was a hard stick", but took advantage of to encourage to his mates before the visit to Old Trafford, where the Barça plays the permanence in the international competition.

"I happen it a lot worse from out, prefer to be in the field, but have full confidence in the team. Have many win of this party, in a field that motivates and ilusiona", commented the Canarian. The '8' lesionó in the gone in front of the United in the minute 38, when it felt a prick when giving a pass backwards. Sergi Roberto replaced him in the 41' and, given his samples of pain, presaged a serious problem.

In principle, the mediocentro will be four weeks of drop, with which could lose also the gone of eighth of final of the Europe League if the Barça wins the Thursday to the United. "It was a hard stick, because it was very well, but treats to recover me and to go back to help to the team and to my mates", commented the player of 20 years, the one who came of 'wet' in 3 of the last 5 days of LaLiga.

The one of Tegueste adds a total of 7 so many in the season, without assistances in 30 official apparitions. Before the World-wide had turned into the suffered victory in Pamplona (1-2), split in which Robert Lewandowski was expelled. For the Barça, the drop of Pedri adds to the one of Gavi (sanction), although Xavi Hernández will recover to Sergio Busquets and Ousmane Dembélé, absent the past week in Catalonia by physical problems.

Pedri, rewarded by the Agrupació of Veterans

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The mediocentro received this Monday beside Aitana Bonmatí the Premi Barça Jugadors 2022 that delivers l' Agrupació of Veterans to the professionals with more 'fair play', standing out by his values of humility, discretion, modesty and leadership, in an act made in the Auditori of the Camp Nou. During the premiación, the player culé recognised that "the sport is more than a balloon and, what attempt, is to help. Never I imagined to be referent. It likes me contribute to a juster world and the same". The Agrupació delivers the award from 2010 and, from 2019, has included to the first feminine team.