Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, (center) comforts Barcelona's Pedri, (second right) as he walks off the pitch while he is substituted by Barcelona's Sergi Roberto after being injured during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain Feb 16, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

MADRID – FC Barcelona will be without midfielder Pedri for between three weeks and a month after the Spanish international injured a hamstring on Thursday night.
The 20-year-old had to leave the pitch shortly before halftime of the 2-2 draw against Manchester United in Camp Nou and tests carried out on Friday morning confirmed the extent of his injury.

Pedri's injury comes at a bad time, as Sergio Busquets is currently out of action with an ankle injury, while Gavi is suspended for the visit to Old Trafford

"Pedri has injured the rectus femoris muscle in his right thigh (hamstring). Following tests on Friday morning, the damage has been confirmed and he will be unavailable for selection until his leg has recovered," explained the Barcelona website, adding the injury comes as a "real blow to Barca."

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Although the website doesn't give a recovery time, hamstring injuries need at least three weeks to recover from and probably more.
That means Pedri will miss around six matches, including next week's Europa League return leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final away to Real Madrid and La Liga games against Cadiz, Almeria, Valencia and Athletic Club and he will be a doubt for the league game against Real Madrid in the Camp Nou on March 19th.

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Pedri's injury comes at a bad time, as Sergio Busquets is currently out of action with an ankle injury, while Gavi is suspended for the visit to Old Trafford.