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Barcelona-Star Pedri hat eine Wahnsinns-Saison hinter sich! Das Mittelfeld-Juwel war maßgeblich daran beteiligt, dass Hansi Flicks Team den LaLiga-Titel, die Copa del Rey und den spanischen Supercup gewann. Und ganz nebenbei gilt er derzeit als einer der besten Mittelfeldspieler der Welt.
Ein entscheidender Moment der Saison? Für Pedri war es der 4:0-Sieg gegen Real Madrid im Santiago Bernabéu. „Der Sieg war ein perfektes Spiel für uns und hat den Rest der Saison geprägt“, sagte er.
[–>Die Nummer 8 sprach auch über seine persönliche Form und die Erleichterung, seine Verletzungsprobleme endlich überwunden zu haben. „Ich habe mich sehr auf diese Saison gefreut. Ich habe im Sommer hart gearbeitet, nachdem ich mich bei der Nationalmannschaft verletzt hatte“, erzählte er. „Ich wusste, dass ich mich gut vorbereiten muss, und ich hatte das Glück, von Verletzungen verschont zu bleiben. Ich konnte das genießen, was ich am meisten liebe.“
Pedri betonte, wie wichtig es ist, aus schwierigen Zeiten zu lernen. „Wenn du draußen bist, lernst du viel, weil du den Fußball aus einer anderen Perspektive siehst. Es macht dich stärker. Wenn du fällst, macht dich das Aufstehen stärker.“
Nach der Saison bekommt Pedri eine Pause, wird aber auch für Spanien aktiv sein. Die Nationalelf trifft im nächsten Monat in Deutschland im Halbfinale der Nations League auf Frankreich. Ein aufregender Sommer für Pedri!
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