Barcelona midfielder Pedri has told ESPN there is a sense or urgency for his team to win Sunday’s Clasico against Real Madrid after their disappointing Champions League campaign so far.
Barca head into the match at the Bernabeu stadium after Wednesday’s 3-3 draw against Inter Milan, a result that left Xavi Hernandez’s side no longer depending on themselves to qualify to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
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“We were dealt a hard blow in the Champions League,” Pedri told ESPN in an exclusive interview.
“It’s not the result we expected. After a game like that you think about many things that you could have done better. We need to move on. We need to approach the Clasico in the best possible way.
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“It’s a beautiful game for us. Seeing as we couldn’t give a good result in midweek to our fans, we hope we can do so in the Clasico.
“But we have to change our mindset as quickly as possible ahead of El Clasico.”
Barca will be eliminated from the Champions League group stages for a second straight season if Inter win any of their two remaining games.
Xavi has already told his players to focus on LaLiga.
“He [Xavi] tells us that we have lost an opportunity that for us was very important which was the Champions League,” Pedri added. “Now we have LaLiga left and we are first and we want to continue in that position.
