FC Barcelona midfielder Pedri will be sidelined for a month due to a hamstring injury, the Spanish league leader announced on Thursday. The 23-year-old international sustained the injury during the second half of Barcelona's 4-2 win over Slavia Prague in the seventh round of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Morning examinations confirmed that Pedri has a muscle tear in the back of his right thigh. The recovery period is expected to be a full month. Barcelona will miss the player's contributions in their final group stage match against Copenhagen next week, as well as several La Liga fixtures against Real Oviedo, Elche, Girona, and Real Mallorca. Furthermore, if Barcelona defeats second-division Alcorcon in the Copa del Rey on February 3rd, Pedri will also miss the second leg of the semi-final the following week. Barcelona currently leads "La Liga" with 49 points, one point ahead of their arch-rival, Real Madrid.
