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Pedri won the best player award in the Barcelona-Real Betis match, which ended with the Catalan team winning on penalties and qualifying to meet Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, which will be held in Saudi Arabia.
But Pedri was very clear about the Man of the Match award and that he didn’t deserve it as there was another player who deserved it more than him.
Pedri said in televised statements after the end of the match: “Marc (Ter Stegen) deserves the Man of the Match award more than me, and thanks to his saves, we reached the final.”
Pedri had a great game and played another extra time, but his goalkeeper’s performance was exceptional. In fact, the goalkeeper game in the final will be amazing, Pedri admits. “It’s crazy what Marc and Courtois are doing. They are at a very high level and there are few goalkeepers who can be at that level.
And about why Barcelona players celebrate qualifying for the Super Final more than Real Madrid players celebrate, Pedri replied, saying: “I didn’t care about Real Madrid’s celebration. We want to win the title. We have to do our best to get the trophy back. I hope it will be the first of many in Xavi’s era.”
Regarding the final match, Pedri said: “We want to dominate Real Madrid. Of course we reviewed the last El Clasico. Madrid always compete well and you have to play a great game to win the game.
The German goalkeeper was told Pedri’s words regarding the Man of the Match award, and he replied: “This does not interest me much, the important thing is to reach the final match where we can compete for the title. We are very excited and will try to win.”
He added: “I think for a year or so I was on a pretty good level. In the end, that’s also work and every day I have an amazing team that makes me better every day and thinks about the things that need to improve. What you want is moments like this in every game and winning them.
Source: Marca and Quattro
