Pedri slams Barcelona teammates after their embarrassing defeat to Bayern Munich

• Following Barcelona’s humiliating loss to Bayern Munich, Pedri lashes out at his fellow players.

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has angrily hit out at his teammates after their embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Pedri started the game in midfield and was one of the team’s better players on the night. He continued to play until the hour mark, at which point Xavi offered him a break due to the busy schedule that lay ahead.

After the Champions League loss, the young player spoke to the media and discussed a variety of subjects, including his team’s performance.

The first thing Pedri mentioned was that knowing the outcome of Inter Milan’s game affected their performance. The Canary Islanders said that neither side was driven.

He said: “It was a difficult game, we already knew the result of the Inter game and maybe we didn’t come out with the same motivation. We have to be calmer with the ball. Sometimes we rush and lose a lot of possessions.”

Pedri didn’t mince words as he blatantly spoke the reality that has been purposefully avoided for so long. However, he thought they were capable of rising to the greatest level again.

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“We are a very young team and we have a lot of room for improvement. It’s clear that we’re not good enough to compete in the Champions League.”

When asked what the team currently lack, he said: “We have to get better at many things to be able to compete. We lack many things. One of the things we need to improve is decision making and calmness with the ball, and some physical aspects.”

Despite the team’s poor performance, fans stayed back at Camp Nou to cheer on the Azulgranas and show their support. Pedri was taken aback by the love from the people and mentioned it.

“First of all, I want to thank the fans. Every day they are with us no matter what. We want to give them victories and titles, that’s why we went out to thank them when the game was over. Thank you very much fans!”

It is unacceptable for a team of Barca’s reputation to fail to advance from the group for two years in a row, and the young man acknowledged as much when asked if it was a failure.

“Of course, this is a failure. Barça always have to go beyond the group stage and fight to win the Champions League.”