Barcelona midfielder Pedri had to be replaced in the second half of Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Spain international apparently hurt a muscle in his right leg and was substituted by Dani Olmo in the 61st minute.
Pedri went down near midfield during a breakaway by the hosts. He was attended by Barcelona doctors before leaving the field on his own.
The midfielder had an assist in Fermín López’s goal in the first half.
Barcelona played without star forward Lamine Yamal because of a yellow card suspension.
Premier League teams are powering ahead
Premier League teams are powering ahead in the Champions League with five of England’s top flight clubs in position to advance to the round of 16.
Arsenal tops the standings and has already secured its place in the next round, while wins for Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea on Wednesday saw them move into the top eight automatic qualifying positions with one game of the league phase to go. Tottenham is fifth, with Manchester City the only English team in the playoffs going into next week’s matches.
Bayern Munich is second and joined Arsenal in advancing to the round of 16 with Harry Kane scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise.
Barcelona is in ninth place despite a 4-2 win at Slavia Prague and risks having to to go through the playoffs to advance.
But there is much to play for in the final round of the league phase with just three points separating third place Real Madrid and Juventus in 15th.
Liverpool is fourth after a 3-0 win at Marseille. Newcastle beat PSV Eindhoven by the same score and Chelsea won 1-0 against Pafos.
A Marcos Llorente own goal denied Atletico Madrid victory as the Spanish team drew 1-1 at Galatasaray. Giuliano Simeone scored early for Atletico before Llorente’s own goal in the 20th.
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