A blow for Barcelona! Pedri injured, he will miss El Clásico. Gavi will miss the rematch due to a penalty

Barcelona have a very attractive duel against Manchester United. The first leg of the Europa League knockout round at the Camp Nou ended in a 2-2 draw. But in the rematch the Catalans have a lot of problems to solve. Coach Xavi will have to do without two key players.

The Europa League on Thursday offered a clash of two giants. Barcelona welcomed Manchester United on their soil and there were four goals, great goalkeeping saves and, especially in the second half, an intense pace.

But the rematch at Old Trafford could play out very differently. The Catalans have a nasty problem to solve with at least two key players missing

First of all, Gavi will not appear in the rematch. The talented footballer picked up a yellow card in the match against the Red Devils, which was his third in European Cups this season. He previously saw yellow cards in games against Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen.

However, the bigger problem in terms of the demanding schedule will be the absence of another key man. That’s because Pedri was injured against Manchester United and Barcelona confirmed that it was a hamstring injury.

the 20-year-old will still undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury, however, he is expected to miss at least three to four weeks. He is certain to miss the Europa League rematch and will also miss the Copa del Rey duel against Real Madrid. He could also miss the league’s El Clásico.

It is worth mentioning that besides this duo, Barcelona are now missing Ousmane Dembélé due to injury, and Sergio Busquets also missed the game against Macnhester United due to health problems.

However, coach Xavi has already announced that he is counting on replacing Pedri in the lineup with Sergi Roberto, the man who also played for him in the aforementioned Europa League match.

Source: FC Barcelona, AS.com, UEFA