Barcelona win, but injury for Pedri 'not good news' - ESPN

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said it's «not good news» after losing Pedri to a hamstring injury in Wednesday's 4-2 Champions League win away at Slavia Prague.

Fermín López scored a brace, with Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski also on target on a freezing cold night in Prague, but the victory was tainted by Pedri being forced off early in the second half.

The Spain midfielder will undergo tests back in Barcelona on Thursday to determine the severity of the injury.

«I don't know what he has exactly, but it's the hamstring,» Flick revealed in the postgame news conference. «It is what it is. Sometimes these things happen. I don't know how long he will be out. It's not good news. We will see [on Thursday].»

Pedri, who endured several injury problems in the early years of his career, has largely stayed fit since Flick came in as Barça coach in 2024.

However, he missed five games with a hamstring issue earlier this season and another game in December with a calf problem.

Without Pedri for most of the second half, Barça secured a vital win in their bid to finish in the top eight of the Champions League league phase, thus securing a direct route to the round of 16.

Fermín, who scored a hat trick in the win against Olympiacos, starred with a first-half brace after Vasil Kušej's opener for the hosts, taking his tally in this season's competition to five goals.

«Fermín is a fantastic player,» Flick said. «It was important for him and the club that he stayed here last summer because he came through at Barcelona, he lives for Barça.

»I appreciate a lot what I saw today."

A Lewandowski own goal levelled things up again before the break, but Olmo, who replaced the injured Pedri, edged Barça back ahead in the 63rd minute. Lewandowski then