Pedri is one of Barcelona’s key assets this season and can serve the club for years. Pedri missed many games due to injuries, which hindered the Spaniard’s ability to unleash his potential. This season under Hansi Flick, Pedri has shown the world that a fit Pedri is the best midfielder in modern football. The game against Atletico Madrid exemplifies how important Pedri is to the team.
Masterclass Against Atletico
Once again Pedri delivered for Barcelona in a big game, where the mid-fielder was the sole reason for the brilliant performance.
Barcelona were 2-0 down in the first 6 minutes of the game, Barcelona regained control of the game after a brilliant midfield display for Pedri. Barcelona scored the first goal in the 19th minute, Pedri finished it off with a beautiful finish in the bottom right corner.
When Barcelona completed the comeback Pedri and De Jong completely dominated the midfield, giving no chance for opposition to come near the ball. Pedri had 66/76 accurate passes in the game with a success rate of (87%). Pedri played a key ball in Barcelona’s 4th goal to Yamal, where Yamal made a great dribble to assist Lewandowski in a great team move.
Pedri Substituted, Control Lost
When Barcelona had a 2 goal lead in the game, Pedri controlled the possession of the game extremely well. Barcelona seemed to dominate the game and end the game with a 4-2 win. Pedri’s brilliance was the highlight of the night.
As soon as Pedri was subbed off, Barcelona lost control of the game and could not keep up with Atletico’s press. Pedri was the one who was press-proven and kept the ball with Barcelona, but when Pedri left the pitch Barcelona played like chasers and ended up drawing the game.
Subbing Pedri was one of the decisions that Flick regretted last night.