FC Barcelona Stars Push 19-Year-Old Wonderkid Teammate for Ballon d’Or After Real Madrid Rout

It was a great day for FC Barcelona fans as their club was triumphant in the El Clasico at the Bernabeu. Barca humiliated Real Madrid in their 4-0 win as the Los Blancos disintegrated at home.

Every Barcelona player was brilliant on the day, as Madrid couldn’t stop the Catalan club from rolling them over. Barca’s January signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a wonderful brace and another winter arrival, Ferran Torres, got on the scoresheet too.

Defender Ronald Araujo scored a header to put the finishing touches on a wonderful performance. He gave Madrid’s tricky winger, Vinicius Jr, no room to operate, and Madrid’s attack was stifled. However, Barcelona’s best player was arguably their 19-year-old midfielder, Pedri.

Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Torres want Pedri to win the Ballon d’Or

The midfielder was on fire as he floated across the pitch with the ball sticking to his feet. He bossed the center of the pitch, and none of Madrid’s four midfielders could keep up with him. Pedri could’ve gotten an assist for his troubles too, but Ferran Torres missed the chance.

Regardless, he kept controlling the pace of the game, and his skills were mesmerizing everyone. His performance was so good that Barca attackers Ousmane Dembele and Torres called for a Ballon d’Or for the young Spaniard. While they might just be joking, if Pedri keeps on going like this, he’ll certainly win the Ballon d’Or pretty soon.

Xavi talks about the performance of FC Barcelona

Barcelona’s manager Xavi was ecstatic after the match and revealed that his team was much superior to Madrid’s. His players were pressing Los Blancos right from the start and the pressure never stopped. Xavi noticed the contributions of Aubameyang in the attack and also commended Pedri for his performance in the match.

“We played a very complete match, much better than Madrid, much superior. The high pressure was very good, with Aubameyang, and also with Pedri helping a lot,” Xavi said.

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How far do you think Xavi will take this young Barca side in 2022?