This morning, Barca had an emotional 3-2 victory over PSG in the Champions League quarter-final first leg, thereby gaining a big advantage before the rematch taking place at Montjuic’s home field mid-next week.
Even though the home team at Parc des Princes took a 2-1 lead after just 3 minutes in the second half, since coach Xavi decided to send the duo Pedri and Andreas Christensen onto the field, the Blaugrana immediately turned the game around.
While Pedri was the one who provided the assist to help Raphinha equalize the score at 2-2 in the 62nd minute, Christensen became the hero when the Danish star jumped high and headed after a corner kick to help Barca. won the final 3-2.
Contributing greatly to the home team’s final victory, Pedri clearly had the right to be happy after the match.
“Before I entered the field, Xavi simply told me to prepare myself. He wants the team to pressure PSG and push them back to their home field,” Pedri said on UEFA.com. “I came on the field with a desire to help the team win, and the pass for Raphinha afterwards was perfect. Today we encountered many challenges but we knew how to overcome them. I think Barca is the best club in the world , we came here to win because the second leg will be even more difficult.”