Pedri González, Hyundai player of Getafe- FC Barcelona

Pedri Gonzalez He continues to establish himself as one of the great figures of FC Barcelona, ​​a player whose impact on the team goes far beyond statistics. In the duel against Getafe, the midfielder has established himself as the Hyundai Player of the Matchthanks to his leadership in the midfield and a key assistance that broke a long scoring drought for Barça at the Alfonso Pérez Coliseum.

Pedri's regularity

In this match, the Tenerife native reached the impressive number of 40 consecutive games playing with FC Barcelonashowing that Flick has found the perfect formula to keep it at the highest level. After overcoming a femoral biceps injury in April 2024Pedri has not missed any official match, adding minutes in all matches since then.

Con 2,289 minutes accumulated in the 2024-25 seasonPedri is the heart of the Barça midfield. In the Coliseum, He reached his 29th game as a starterleading the team's engine room with an exceptional vision of the game. His presence has been key for Barça to maintain a fluid and dynamic style, even in the most demanding matches.

Pedri's statements after the game

After the match, Pedri reflected on the team's performance and the importance of taking advantage of opportunities in a complicated context like that of the Coliseum: “I think that in these games, when you already know that you are going to have few chances, you have to score the ones you have.”. “When we took the lead we should have maintained that advantage and that hasn't been the case.”

The midfielder also highlighted the difficulty of facing an opponent with a strong defensive approach: “We knew they were going to defend in a low block, stop the game… you know what you come here for on a field like that. In the end we created chances, it wasn't a bad game at all, but if you don't score it's impossible to win.”

The intellectual author of Koundé's goal

In it 9th minute of the matchPedri once again showed why he is one of the best young midfielders in the world. With a masterful pass, He detected Jules Koundé's unmarking and placed the ball with millimetric precision so that the Frenchman was hand in hand with goalkeeper David Soria.

Although Soria stopped Koundé's first shot, the defender did not give up and ended up pushing the ball into the net after a rebound. This play not only meant Pedri's seventh pre-assist of the season, consolidating him as the leader in this statistic in the major European leagues, but also He broke Barça's five-year scoring drought at the Alfonso Pérez Coliseum.