Pedri: “In the League we already threw the game away in the last minutes and we're going to do it again”

Barcelona midfielder Pedro González 'Pedri' has regretted that his team let a two-goal lead slip away this Tuesday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Atlético de Madrid (4-2), and has recalled that something similar happened to them in the last visit of the colchoneros in LaLiga EA Sports in December (1-2).

“It's not the worst result, but when you're 4-2 down it's difficult to leave with a draw. It's already happened to us in the League, we threw it away in the last few minutes and we're doing it again. We have to learn from these things, especially having more possession of the ball and not throwing the ball away so much in the last few minutes,” the Canarian player summed up in statements to Teledeporte.

It's not the worst result, but when you're 4-2 down it's difficult to leave with a draw." Pedri FC Barcelona player

From the pitch at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, Pedri analysed that the match had started “with a hard blow” for the Blaugrana team, who conceded two goals in six minutes, but he praised “how the team reacted”, although he insisted that when they turned the result around they lacked “more calm with the ball”.

"I feel important in the team, that's what the manager tells me, but I prefer the team to win and for people to talk about it," added the Spanish international, who said he had "full confidence in the team" for the return match at the Metropolitano.