Barcelona have been given the piece of injury news they perhaps least wanted to receive. Key midfielder Pedri has been diagnosed with a muscle injury, forcing him into a spell on the sidelines.
The Blaugrana have been nursing a number of injuries this season, but Pedri was arguably the one holding things together, albeit with cracks, for Hansi Flick. After being stretched to the limit against Real Madrid, Pedri has broken down, and Diario AS report that he has a muscle injury in his left hamstring.
The diagnosis advises Pedri to stop for the coming three weeks, meaning he will miss a home tie against Elche, and trips to face Club Brugge in the Champions League and Celta Vigo before the international break. On the other side of that, Pedri should then be fit to face Athletic Club and Chelsea, but that requires a linear progression, and as Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Fermin Lopez and Dani Olmo have illustrated, that has been a rare case at Barcelona this season.
