Pedri González en la pugna por un balón con Alvaro Morata

PEDRI, BACK AFTER 65 DAYS 'KO'

Pedri finally returned and left a mini 'masterclass' in half an hour

Published:23/04/2023 - 19:48h

Updated:23/04/2023 - 19:48h

FC Barcelona's victory over Atlético de Madrid was marked, among other things, by the return of Pedri González to the pitch. He played the last 30 minutes and aims to be, once again, an indisputable player in Xavi Hernández's XI

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The return of Pedri González has done expect. It had fallen in the infirmary the past 16 February, in the FC Barcelona-Manchester United of the Europe League, after suffering an injury in the previous rectum of the right thigh. They happened 65 days, with an included relapse, so that the midfield player dressed of short again and led the centre of the Barcelona field.

After training in this last week with the rest of his mates, Pedri went in in the announcement for the party against the Athletic of Madrid. It was a secret to voices that Xavi Hernández went to 'take care it', after more than two months was, by what did not result a surprise that remained in the bench of start. The plan was very clear with the Tenerifean.

Half hour for the illusion with Pedri

Pedri Went in in the terrain of game to contest the last half hour of party, substituting to the goleador of the afternoon, Ferran Torres. Very soon, it achieved to turn into the Barcelona leader from the centre of the field and noticed a slight mejoría in the team, that up to now was being very predictable and cost him add to the attack.

In very little time, Pedri showed reason is insustituible and the team 'depend' of magic: Has the capacity to receive, brake, think, 'distract' to the that marks him and take the most hit decision to happen the balloon. Against the Athletic of Madrid achieved to give him more pause and, especially, sense to the game of the Barcelona. And it go that it noticed .

It finishes the 'nightmare' for Pedri

It is not a secret for anybody that, to his 20 years, the Barcelona midfield player has lived more injuries of which expected and that have punished him in long stretches. In this course, lost a few parties after happening two months and seven days in the infirmary, but everything seems to indicate to that has left definitively backwards his physical problems. This Sunday saw him very hit and fine, physically. It can be the key so that the Barça 'finish' LaLiga.

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