In the semi-finals of the second UEFA Nations League, Spain played Italy away, and for Spain, it was not optimistic. Away from home, the strength is not absolutely dominant, coupled with the summer of the 2020 Euro 2020 semi-finals, it is this Italy team eliminated.
In Euro 2020, Enrique began to use a large number of new people, the European League is even worse, and the 17-year-old Barca midfielder Garvey started, and the effect is not bad. In the end, thanks to the double score of Manchester City striker Ferran Torres, he finally beat Italy 2-1 to advance to the final.
But the brightest star in Barca's squad is not 17-year-old Garvey, or even the 18-year-old new No. 10 Fati, who has long been famous, but 18-year-old midfielder Pedri.
In the 2019-20 season, Setien, who succeeded Valverde halfway through, led Barca to the first time in many years that the four were empty. At the end of the season, Setien was dismissed and Koeman took over. There is no worst, only worse, in the 2020-21 season, Barca, although winning a Copa del Rey title, is not enough to hide shame, La Liga fell out of the top two for the first time in many years, and the Champions League was beaten as Sixteen for the first time in many years.
In terms of personnel, Coutinho and Dembele have been injured for a long time, and rising star Fati has not played a few games, and he has also been seriously injured for a long time.
Throughout the 2020-21 season, the only bright spot may be Pedri.
In the 2020-21 season, Pedri made 37 appearances for Barca la Liga, including 28 starts, contributing 3 goals and 3 assists.
In the summer, Pedri was selected for the Spanish national team for Euro 2020, from the group stage to the semi-finals, all 6 games, Pedri started. In the end, Pedri won the Best Newcomer Award at Euro 2020.
In the subsequent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Pedri was selected for the Spanish Olympic team, participated in all 6 matches with the team, and also started the game, and finally won the runner-up.
Pedri is now worth 80 million euros, on par with Barca's previous generation of leaders, Messi.
Fati, who was once seen as Messi's successor, is currently worth only 60 million euros.
"French Football" just announced the 2021 Ballon d'Or 30-man roster, Pedri finalist. For Pedri, who is only 18 years old, it is only a finalist, and it is still early to win the award.
Pedri was also shortlisted for the French Football Kopa Award, which is similar to the Best Newcomer Award, won the European Golden Boy Award, the best player award for players under the age of 21, and Pedri was shortlisted for the final 10-man list.
The Kopa Prize was established in 2018 and the winner of the 2019 award was Dutch centre-back De Ligt.
This time, in addition to Pedri, there were Doku, Gravenberg, Saka, Greenwood, Musiara, Wiltz, Bellingham, Reina, and Nuno Mendes. These people, combined club and national team honors, individual performances, have almost no opponents for Pedri.
The Daily Sports said Pedri would be a big favourite for the winner.
Barca have suffered two consecutive defeats in the Champions League group stage this season, and their hopes of qualifying are slim. In the first 8 rounds of La Liga, 7 wins, 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss accumulated 12 points, temporarily ranking 9th in the La Liga table, the championship trophy should not be thought about, and whether it can continue to participate in the Champions League next season is a problem.
Pedri's star-studded starlight undoubtedly brings a glimmer of light to Barca in the dark of night.
Renewing Pedri's contract is also a key priority for Barca at the moment. Many giants have already set their sights on Pedri, including the Premier League's Newcastle United club, which has just been acquired by the wealthy Saudi consortium.
Whether to do Messi or Donnaruma, the road, is at Pedri's feet.