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Lionel Messi: His new partner received excellent news

By Fredi Roman

For the next FIFA Date, the coach of Spain summoned a figure from Barcelona for the first time. 

For the next FIFA Date, the coach of Spain summoned a figure from Barcelona for the first time. 

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Barcelona isn't experiencing its best sporting moment. Eliminated from the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 and far from first place in La Liga, there are few reasons for the Catalan club to smile. But this Monday, Lionel Messi's new partner on the pitch received excellent news: Luis Enrique, coach of the Spanish National Team, summoned him for the senior for the first time.

The young attacking midfielder from Barcelona Pedri received his first summons for Spain's, who will face matches against Greece, Georgia and Kosovo for qualification for the next Qatar 2022 World Cup. The 18-year-old footballer, established as a starter in the team Captained by Lionel Messi, it's one of the main novelties together with the call-up of Bryan Gil (20 years old), from Eibar, and the return of the experienced full-back Jordi Alba (Barcelona), who hasn't played in the national team since September 5 of 2019 in a qualifying match for Euro 2020 against Romania.

"We have seen a player who meets the ideal conditions to play in the midfield, with the clarity and quality necessary to do so both in attack and defense", Spain coach Luis Enrique said of Pedri.

The players cited by Luis Enrique

Those cited for the Spanish team were: De Gea, Unai Simón and Robert Sánchez (archers); Pedro Porro, Eric García, Sergio Ramos, Iñigo Martínez, Diego Llorente, Gayá and Jordi Alba (defenders). Also Sergio Busquets, Rodri, Marcos Llorente, Pedri, Thiago, Canales, Koke and Fabián Ruiz (midfielders); Gerard Moreno, Morata, Dani Olmo, Oyarzabal, Ferran Torres and Bryan Gil (forwards).

Spain will play on March 25 at the Los Cármenes stadium in Granada against Greece, three days later they will face Georgia in Tbilisi and on March 31 they will host Kosovo at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville.

 


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