World: Barcelona suffers from Pedri dependence, and the last absence dates back to January

Hupu October 2nd reported that among the 23 players Flick used in the beginning of the 2025-26 season, only Pedri started in all 9 games. There is no doubt that this Spanish midfielder is the absolute main force under Frick, but such a high-intensity use is inevitably worrying.

In the just-concluded Champions League match, the main reason why Barcelona was suppressed by Paris was the fatigue of De Jong and Pedri. Frick himself admitted this: "They played too much time and could see some players were exhausted in the second half. "

In fact, Frick's plan was to use Pedri as a regular starter and give him a break in the second half of the game. However, Pedri played 95% of the possible game time this season, playing 169 minutes in the 180 minutes of the Champions League, accounting for 93%; playing 607 minutes in the 630 minutes in La Liga, accounting for as high as 96%. The relatively more rest time is the 14 minutes against Getafe and the 9 minutes against Valencia.

In fact, Pedri has played 79 games in the last 80 games of the club and the national team, and the only game he missed was the La Liga match against Valencia in January, due to gastroenteritis.