Barcelona midfielder Pedri suffers thigh injury and will be out for several weeks
Barcelona suffer a heavy blow as Pedri sustained a thigh injury in training and will be sidelined for at least a month.
The 20-year-old will miss Barca’s next two games, away at Villarreal and Osasuna, and will not be available for Spain during the September international break.
Barca midfielder ruled out for almost one month
Barcelona then host Real Betis on September 17 and Celta Vigo on September 24. Furthermore, it is not clear if Pedri will be ready to play a part in those fixtures. He may have to wait until the games against Mallorca and Sevilla which follow.
Moreover, the Spanish midfielder will also miss Matchday 1 of the group stage of the Champions League. So, if Barca does face a tough team in the first gameweek, Pedri’s deduction will be huge blow for them.
“Pedri has a right quadriceps injury,” Barca said in a statement. “He is unavailable for selection and his recovery will determine his return.”
Barcelona suffer a huge blow, as Pedri suffers injury in training
Since playing 52 games in his debut campaign with Barca in 2020-21, in addition to the European Championship, and Olympic Games with Spain Pedri has suffered several injuries.
The former Las Palmas midfielder missed 41 games for club and country in 2021-22. Furthermore this was mainly due to a hamstring injury which kept him out for several months.
He also missed 15 games in the second half of last season with another hamstring problem, which he picked up in the Europa League tie against Manchester United.
Pedri is one of the most important players for Xavi Hernandez’s side and was key to the club’s first win of the season against Cadiz last week, scoring a goal.
Moreover, this is the second injury setback Barca have suffered. Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo is also ruled out until the international break.
Barca will play Villarreal away from home on Sunday. New signing Ilkay Gundogan will most probably replace Pedri, and Xavi may return to 4-3-3 with a winger.
