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Pedri has started all 13 of Barcelona's games in all competitions this season Barcelona and Spain midfielder Pedri is set for a significant spell out after suffering a tear in his hamstring. On Wednesday, Barcelona confirmed that the 22-year-old had a tear in the distal biceps femoris muscle in his left thigh. The biceps femoris is part of the hamstring group at the back of the thigh. The club did not give a recovery timeline, instead stating that "the player's recovery will dictate his return to action". Pedri had played in 41 consecutive games for Barcelona, and has missed just one of Hansi Flick's 73 matches as manager. The midfielder was set to miss Barcelona's next La Liga match against Elche after receiving a red card for a late challenge on Aurelien Tchouameni during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid. Pedri has made 215 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona since joining the club from Las Palmas in 2020 aged 17. The Spaniard has suffered several hamstring injuries since joining the club, including one that kept him out for over three months between September 2021 and January 2022. He joins a long list of Barcelona injury absentees including Gavi, Raphinha, Joan Garcia and Marc-Andre ter Stegen, though Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo have returned to training. Flick's side are second in La Liga, five points behind leaders Real. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast EFL Cup: Build-up to five last-16 ties, including Liverpool v Crystal Palace Scottish Premiership: O'Neill takes charge of Celtic as 10 teams play matches England out of World Cup after South Africa thrashing Can ready meal production be made greener? The hunt for Russia’s billion-dollar hacking gang The past and future of the global space race Paul Mc Cartney reveals how he wrote Yesterday 'I was seen as a dinosaur but not many managers moan about set-pieces now' How 'incredible' Pepper caught Borthwick's eye after 'bump in road' Beever-Jones 'asking questions' - should she start for England? Rodgers v Desmond: Analysing the Celtic fallout X-factor stars who might make England world-beaters 'Without 2002-03 there was no chance of 2005' - Vaughan's road to Ashes glory In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week How irretrievable breakdown led to savage separation for Rodgers & Celtic Does Piastri think Mc Laren may be favouring Norris over him? F1 Q&A Sunderland fans in 'dreamworld' led by 'nice guy' Le Bris Norris has been through the mill - but this was a statement win How to beat the unbeatable - can anybody stop Australia? Can Hearts make impossible possible by winning Premiership? Real Madrid impress but Vinicius tension grows - Clasico talking points What next for heavyweight division after Wardley win? 914 miles, 185 fans - doing English football's longest away day Vote for your BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.