The man from Tenerife will be out for about four weeks and can lose 6 to 8 games
The first leg of the Cup semifinals, the match at Old Trafford and the possible round of 16 of the Europa League, among the most important events
After confirming the worst omens with Pedri’s injury, who will be out for about a month, Xavi is already studying all the possibilities to replace the man from Tenerife in midfield. The midfielder will be out between 6 and 8 gameswith the LaLiga classic at the Camp Nou next March, 19 as a target to respawn.
Until the arrival of this match, Barça will face four important league commitmentsto reaffirm the distance with the whites, the return at Old Trafford of the Europa League playoffs, plus the round of 16 tie in case of passing, in addition to the first leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey at the Santiago Bernabeu.
All the games that Pedri will miss
- Barça – Cádiz (LaLiga)
- Manchester United – Barça (Europa League playoff second leg)
- Almeria – Barcelona (LaLiga)
- Real Madrid – Barça (Copa del Rey semifinal first leg)
- Barcelona – Valencia (LaLiga)
- First leg round of 16 Europa League*
- Athletic Club – Barça (LaLiga)
- Second leg round of 16 Europa League*
Four weeks in which the Catalans will play the future in the three competitions and that will be key in the future of the season. Without going any further, next Thursday at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
The precedents do not invite optimism and in the stretch in which Pedri was injured last season, Barça was only able to win four of the eight remaining games. Now, Barça is presented with the difficult ballot of replace the axis through which the entire center of the field moveswith a calendar that will not give truce to those of Xavi Hernández.