Barcelona lose Pedro in important away victory over Granada – La Liga News
La Liga champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez.
Pedro was taken off in the match after twisting his ankle while fighting for the ball. The cantera player was taken off in the 54th minute and was replaced by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629.
FC Barcelona’s medical team has stated that the wound is at an early stage of its exploration and the bone injury has resulted in "a strained peroneal tendon in his left ankle."
Pedro will undergo further tests on Wednesday in Catalonia to determine the extent of his ailment. However, early assessments indicate that the Tenerife-born player could be out for two weeks.
Xavi opened the scoring for La Blaugrana in the first half to give the visitors their solitary goal. The Catalan captain’s heroics were enough to win on a pitch to which they returned after a hiatus of 35 years.
With the goal, the veteran midfielder moves to 4 goals in La Liga, his best return in the opening phases of the competition.
Xavi’s goal scoring record has never been as immaculate as it is now. In Guardiola's first season (2008/09) and Rijkaard's last year (2007/08), he scored six and seven goals respectively, but did not reach the record he currently holds before the ninth match
day.
He opened his account at Anoeta against Real Sociedad, finishing from close range and has gone from strength to strength since then. Xavi followed up his efforts against Osasuna and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 with a vital goal against Granada.
The midfield maestro’s goal was very important as Barcelona took to the pitch jaded and in need of much rest. It was a lazy performance, one the Catalans are not known for and will not be happy with.
Granada on the other hand, had nothing to cheer about. They did manage to stop the floodgates, but finished the match with nine men at the final whistle.
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