Barcelona star Pedri shared his thoughts on Saturday’s win over Athletic Club as the Catalans restored their four-point lead at the top of La Liga.
A stunning goal from Lamine Yamal gave Barcelona all three points at San Mames in a big win for Hansi Flick’s side.
Pedri started the game on the bench but was thrown on by Flick as the visitors searched for the breakthrough and spoke about the winning goal after the match.
> ”Without Fermín’s movement, the goal wouldn’t have happened, and then he put it in the top corner,” he said.
> “I told Lamine he’s welcome for the assist. He’s very young. He shouldn’t be satisfied; he should strive for more.”
Pedri also admitted that fatigue is an issue right now for Hansi Flick’s men.
> ”I was really struggling going into the match because of the effort the other day,” he added.
> “We’d just come off a tough day: we wanted to come back and it wasn’t possible because of a goal. We took the three points and we’re all set for Tuesday.
> “The victory is very important. It’s a difficult pitch where they press a lot, we were very tired, and these are important points to keep going. We have to keep adjusting things for Tuesday because today we didn’t move the ball around with any rhythm.”
Barcelona now head to Newcastle in the Champions League last 16.
Eddie Howe’s side have also had a busy week, beating Manchester United in midweek in the Premier League and then being knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday night by Manchester City,
