Barcelona is being dragged back to the top by Pedri. He is the best in the world at his position, no one has the talent like him, says Xavi

In the first part of the season, Barcelona were in perhaps their worst period in the 21st century. They were ninth in the league, out of the Champions League, out of the cup and out of the Super Cup. But recently, it has slowly started to claw its way back. And it’s being led by 19-year-old Pedri.

In mid-January, Barcelona’s crisis was at its peak. The Catalans lost in the Super Cup semi-final to Real Madrid, and a week later they crashed out of the Copa del Rey after losing to Athletic Bilbao. They lost two chances to win at least one trophy this season.

But since then, Barcelona have been doing well. four league wins, one draw and a Europa League qualification. Parallel to the rise of the Blaugranas, Pedri, who spent almost the whole autumn on sick leave after a difficult last season, has returned to the game.

The talent from the Canary Islands is growing into a world-class footballer. Although he didn’t make the stats in the win over Athletic, he deserved the player of the match award for his performance. And he also received praise from coach Xavi.

“He reminds me a lot of Andrés Iniesta. He is beautiful. I don’t see a footballer in the world as talented as him,” Xavi did not hold back at the post-match press conference.

“He is the best in the world in his position. He’s superlative. There is no one like him,” the Barcelona coach is convinced.

Pedri is truly a huge talent, his graceful movement and ball work is a joy to watch. If he avoids injuries and continues to rise, he will surely become one of the best players in the world.

As for Barcelona, there is still room for caution. At the moment, the Catalans are doing well, but it is still an extremely small sample size to claim that Barcelona is back. Moreover, when the club is constantly plagued by financial problems.

Source: Marca