Barcelona have earned only 5 points from the last 21, with just one win in the last 7 matches. Barcelona’s disaster continues in the league with a shocking loss to Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid defeated their Catalan hosts 2-1 in the 19th round of the Spanish League. The win raised Atletico Madrid’s tally to 41 points at the top, 3 points ahead of Barcelona, who have played one more match.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper “El Nacional”, Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Pedri is the angriest player in the Catalan team about the loss to Atletico Madrid and the loss of the top spot in La Liga.
Pedri, who played a legendary match and fought alone on the field against Atletico Madrid’s players, was let down by his teammates, and the result of the match did not reflect his individual performance.
The newspaper added that Pedri is upset with his Polish teammate Robert Lewandowski and believes that the Polish striker bears responsibility for the recent setbacks due to his missed easy scoring opportunities.
The newspaper also mentioned that Pedri has asked Hansi Flick to exclude Lewandowski from the team’s lineup and to give the opportunity to young striker Pau Victor until a competent forward is signed who can lead Barcelona’s attack.
The newspaper concluded by stating that Pedri told his teammates Gavi and Raphinha that he does not want to see Lewandowski in the team’s lineup in the coming period, in order to salvage what can still be saved before it’s too late.