Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Leganés on Sunday but the Catalonia side have been urged to turn things around quickly.
Sergio González’s fourth-minute goal was enough for Leganes to secure all three point as Barça failed to win for the fifth time in their last six league matches.
Spanish midfielder Pedri has now called on his teammates to turn things around quickly. He also noted that his team had a bad game.
Pedri looks dejected during the LaLiga match between FC Barcelona and CD Leganes (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
“It was a bad game, it’s impossible to be happy,” Pedri told reporters after the defeat. “I think we started the game half asleep. We woke up and created chances, but we didn’t have the spark we needed to get the goal.
“We have to be better in front of goal if we want to pick up points. We’re on a bad run in the league and we have to turn it around.”
It was Leganés’ first away win in LaLiga this season, while Barça have now lost their last two matches at the Olympic Stadium following defeat to Las Palmas two weeks ago.
Barcelona are now level on points with Atlético Madrid, who they host next weekend, and are one point clear of Real Madrid, while both Madrid sides have a game in hand.
The club will also have to worry about the injury sustained by Lamine Yamal during the match.
Yamal hurt his ankle in the first half, but played on until the latter stages of the second half. He will undergo tests on Monday to see if there is any long-term damage.
Barça will hope to have him available for their final game of 2024, at home to Atlético next weekend.
