Barca, watch, Pedri has reached the limit

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Barca’s conductor has started to reach the limit. The semi -final second leg of the Champions League in Meazza is Pedri’s 63rd match for both Barca and Spain. The El Clasico match against Real Madrid Sunday night will be the 64th match, and that number can increase to 69 matches, with the remaining 3 rounds in La Liga and 2 matches in the Nations League.

This is the season that Pedri plays the most, since the 2020/21 season, he plays 73 matches for both Barca, Olympic team and Spain’s national team. As soon as returning from the Olympics in Tokyo, the midfielder also kicked two more “promotional” matches. And what happened after that, everyone knew: he was constantly injured with an endless journey from the field to the disease room and vice versa in the next 3 seasons.

All only changed at the beginning of this season, when coach Hansi Flick came and brought a new physical preparation method. Earlier, Pedri was also sent to Baltimore (USA), where he was analyzed in muscle structure to set up a suitable training lesson plan. As a result, this midfielder not only stops petty pain, but also molted to become a athlete with respectable durability.

But no matter how well, Pedri has reached the limit. Although coach Flick said, “The best thing for Pedri is to play, not rest,” the 22 -year -old midfielder’s feet are clearly no longer as elegant as the beginning of the season. And that is completely understandable, when this season he only takes 1 match, and plays a total of 4,660 minutes.

Pedri was out of breath clearly in the second leg against Inter in Meazza, where he almost could not escape the pairing of Nicolo Barella. So what can Barca expect in their second morning star this season, only after Lamine Yamal? Because Real Madrid players promise to be much stronger than the Italian team.