Pedry: "Compare me to Messi? Crazy."
Barcelona rejoices in "demonstration of power"
The Catalans came back from behind against Glatsray on their way to the Europa League quarter-finals, Xavi and Obmiang praised the young midfielder who shone and was modest.
Dest is expected to miss the Clasico, Pique doubts
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18/03/2022
Friday, 18 March 2022, 07:21
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Summary: Glatsray - Barcelona 2: 1 (Sport 1)
Three days before the Clasico against Real Madrid, Barcelona continued the great momentum in which they are under Xavi, and yesterday (Thursday) qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League with a hard 1: 2 away win over Turkish Glatsray.
The Catalans had already fallen behind on the volcano in Istanbul, but a spectacular personal operation by Federy, who laid down three defenders in the box and scored, accelerated the guest's comeback.
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Heroes of the Revolution.
Obmiang and Pedry (Photo: Reuters)
"It's a beautiful goal, a goal that makes a difference," Xavi said of the young midfielder's performance. From a lag on a difficult field. "
Xavi was asked if his team is the favorite to win the Europa League, given the wonderful momentum the team is in: "I do not see us as favorites. We do not have the experience in this factory, people define the Europa League as the 'sub-league' of Europe, but that is not the case. "There are very strong groups."
Another show of strength.
Barcelona players celebrate (Photo: Reuters)
Pedry himself was asked about the spectacular performance and provided a surprising answer: "The goal? On the pitch things happen by themselves, I'm lucky I do not think so."
For many the performance mentioned quite a few goals that Lionel Messi scored in the Barcelona uniform, but the 19-year-old midfielder was quick to cool the enthusiasm: "Messi scored goals much more beautiful than me, to compare me to him is crazy. Luckily we equalized quickly, it helped us concentrate."
Contrary to his coach, the Spanish national team midfielder was not afraid to declare after the game that in his eyes, "Barcelona is a favorite to win the factory".
The one who completed the turnaround was Pierre-Emerick Obmiang, who after a difficult time at Arsenal found new life with the move to Catalonia last January: "I won again and I'm happy. It was a good game. Federry's first goal helped us get back into the game. If we continue like this, we can reach the final and win. "
Will be absent from the Clásico?
Pika vs. Gomis (Photo: GettyImages, ANP)
The Marca praised Barcelona for "another show of strength before the Clásico", but Xavi also came out with a headache before visiting the Bernabeu.
Serginio Dest was injured and replaced and the initial signs are not optimistic and indicate that he is likely to be absent.
Gerard Pique was also replaced, and Xavi explained the decision: "I took him out because he felt uncomfortable. He's been in pain for a month, but we did not think about the Clásico."
Spain claim that Pique is in doubt for the game against Real Madrid, and the team will try to take advantage of the national team break that will begin after the Clásico to complete the recovery process of the veteran stopper.
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