Key games Barça midfielder Pedri is set to miss in La Liga, Europa League and Copa del Rey

Key games Barça midfielder Pedri is set to miss in La Liga, Europa League and Copa del Rey

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The Tenerife player will be out for four weeks and could miss 6 to 8 games.

After the worst predictions about Pedri's injury came true, Xavi is at the whiteboard studying all the possibilities to replace the midfielder, who will be out for a month.

He could potentially miss 6 - 8 games in that time, with El Clásico(La Liga) at Camp Nou on 19th March a likely target for return.

Until that game, Barça will play four important league fixtures, the second leg of the Europa League play-offs at Old Trafford, plus the last-16 tie if they go through, and the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals at the Santiago Bernabeu.

All the games Pedri could miss

  •  Barça - Cádiz (LaLiga)
  •  Manchester United - Barça (Europa League playoff second leg)
  •  Almería - Barça (LaLiga)
  •  Real Madrid - Barça (First leg Copa del Rey semifinals)
  •  Barça - Valencia (LaLiga)
  •  First leg Europa League round of 16
  •  Athletic Club - Barça (LaLiga)
  •  Second leg Europa League round of 16

These four weeks will be detrimental to Barca's future in three competitions this season. The first of the big games is next Thursday at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

When Pedri was similarly injured last season, Barça were only able to win four of the eight matches he missed. The past precedent is not a promising one and Barça yet again face the difficult task of replacing the fulcrum of their midfield, with a busy schedule that will give Xavi Hernandez's side no respite.

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