Injured Barcelona midfielder already training on grass as recovery progresses well | Barca Universal

"Barcelona initially expected the Canary Islander to miss a whole month of action through his injury, and all signs pointed to him returning only towards the end of February. Now, as reported by Guillem Borras Perez, however, Pedri's recovery is going quite well, with the player even returning to train on the grass as of this week. Considering that it has not even been two weeks since his injury, this comes as a massive boost for Hansi Flick."

"Given that he is already back on the grass, one can expect him to possibly squeeze back into the dynamics earlier than initially expected. The 23-year-old star is certainly out for the coming week and will play no part against Albacete midweek or Mallorca next weekend. There is, however, a remote chance the player could return against Girona on the 16th of February."

Pedri suffered a muscular injury during Barcelona's win over Slavia Prague and initially faced about a month out. Barcelona has maintained decent results without him, including wins over Real Oviedo, FC Copenhagen and Elche, but a clear void remains. Recovery has progressed faster than expected, with Pedri back training on grass less than two weeks after the injury. There is no official return date or formal shortening of the recovery timeline, and he will miss upcoming matches versus Albacete and Mallorca. A remote chance exists for a return against Girona on 16 February, with further improvement dependent on ongoing rehabilitation and fitness work.

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