#frenkie-de-jong

#frenkie-de-jong

Pedri made a welcome return to action for Barcelona against Alaves on Saturday, playing 30 minutes in the 3-1 win at Camp Nou. The word is now that the Spain star will start on Tuesday when Barca take on Atletico Madrid in a big La Liga game at Camp Nou. According to Diario Sport, Pedri will return to the starting XI for the game and could play for around an hour against Diego Simeone's side.

La Roja secured their place in the finals on Tuesday night against Turkey and will likely have a squad packed full of Barca players jetting across the Atlantic for the tournament. Lamine Yamal missed the latest call-up but will be expected to play a key role,

"I didn't see what happened. I was on the bench and saw a lot of people. When the referee blew his whistle, Real Madrid players went after Lamine. It's a bit exaggerated. You'd have to ask them," he told Movistar. "In the first half we weren't sharp with the ball. Madrid hurt with their players up front. In the second half we lacked the ability to create danger and clear chances."

"We expected Frenkie to speed up the game, but he didn't. I found that disappointing,"