Koeman's torture: Pedri misses El Clasico

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Ronald Koeman will be unable to call on Pedri for El Clasico on Sunday and the midfielder's continued absence is turning into a nightmare for the Barcelona coach.

The Blaugrana are paying the price for the 18-year-old's exhausting summer in which he played a starring role at the European Championship and the Olympic Games.

He has played in four of his side's 12 matches of the season so far, with his campaign hampered by two muscular injuries that have already seen him sidelined for 37 days.

73 matches in 2020/21

The Spanish national team have also paid the price, as Pedri has not been able to feature in any of his national team's matches of the current season.

He was unavailable for the three World Cup qualifiers in September, before playing no part in Spain's Nations League Finals campaign in the most recent international break in October.

He followed up his first season at the Camp Nou by playing 14 matches over the summer, meaning that, in total, he played 73 matches in the 2020/21 season.

An identical situation to Dani Olmo

Although Koeman handed the youngster a two-week break at the start of the season, that has not prevented him from picking up injuries.

"Pedri needs rest, it is impossible to sustain the amount of matches that he has been playing," said Koeman in August.

Last season, Pedri played in 52 of Barcelona's 56 matches (93 percent), while this campaign he has played in 4 of his side's 12 matches (33 percent).

This situation is identical to that of Dani Olmo, who also endured a draining summer with the national team and has only played three times for RB Leipzig this season due to a muscular injury.

Pedri's future

While Pedri will not play in this Sunday's Clasico, he is certain to have a decisive role in the fixture over the coming seasons, after recently renewing his contract with the Blaugrana until 2026.

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