Pedri was the great 'conductor' of FC Barcelona's thrashing of Real Madrid

There are performances that do not necessarily have to be reflected in the statistics to be memorable, and Pedri González's at the Santiago Bernabéu falls into this category. The Canary Islander is, quite simply, the gyroscope of FC Barcelona, ​​the one in charge of pulling the strings of the best team in Europe today. The culés move to the beat of the '8', who drove Real Madrid crazy with his 'omnipresence'.

FORÇA BARÇA!!! 💙❤️ Y Viva la Vida! #ElClásico @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/hZ81J3rB22

— Pedri González (@Pedri) October 26, 2024

First at the base of the play, later moving up to the three-quarter zone and, after the entry of Dani Olmo, as an 'all-rounder', the Tenerife native was the 'glue' of Barça. In the 87 minutes he was on the pitch, he recorded a 91% success rate in passes (53/58), was the second player with the most interventions in the team (71) and even stood out in defence, where he won half of his duels. 

Pedri could have left the field injured

However, Aurélien Tchouaméni put Pedri's presence in the Clásico in 'check'. In the 20th minute, both players went to a duel, and the Frenchman arrived first and threw the ball deep for Vinicius, but he raised his foot so much that he stepped on González at the height of the ankle. The player was treated by the club's medical services and was able to continue playing normally, but he gave Barcelona a major scare.

⁉️💥 ¿Es roja directa la acción de Tchouameni sobre Pedri?

✅ 𝗡𝗢.

▪️ Tchouameni da un pase y es Pedri el que pone su pie por delante de la trayectoria del pie del francés.

📖 Se trata de un contacto residual no punible. pic.twitter.com/72CyYT3uOR

— Archivo VAR (@ArchivoVAR) October 26, 2024