Pedri: “I have fulfilled my dream of playing for Barcelona”

Pedri, one of the novelties of this season of Barcelona, ​​explained to the club media that he fulfilled his “I dream of being able to play alongside these players” tobut for the moment it could not have been at the Camp Nou, but at the Johan Cruyff stadium in the 3-1 victory against Nàstic de Tarragona in the first preseason game.

The Canarian player played the first 45 minutes and was key in Barcelona's first goal, which came after he let the ball pass by Sergi Roberto for Dembélé to define before the goalkeeper.

“I have seen many goals from Barcelona thanks to second-line arrivals and when Sergi Roberto passed the ball to me I had no doubt that another player would arrive from behindPedri said.

According to him, “his style of play is to ask for the ball” And that is what I tried to do today against Nàstic: “move a lot and always be in contact with the ball. Koeman asked me to try to receive the ball from behind the midfielders and have mobility”.

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Trincao: “Koeman asked me to be myself and he has done so”

One of the most prominent players in Barcelona's 3-1 victory against Nàstic de Tarragona in the Barça's first preseason game was Trincao, one of the novelties of Ronald Koeman's team: “The coach asked me to go myself and I have done so.”

The Portuguese carried out different individual plays that left behind a few rivals who could do nothing before his ability. “I always face opponents, it is my way of playing, and I have also tried to do so today”, explained to the club's media after the match.

Trincao, who played the second half of the match, also expressed thisr “very happy to play” his first minutes as a Barça player and “to get the first victory”

Despite not having been able to train a lot with his Barcelona teammates because he was in the concentration of the Portuguese team, he said he found himself “very comfortable.”