Barcelona starlet Pedri provides positive update on injury recovery ahead of crunch games against PSG and Real Madrid as he continues rehabilitation on thigh problem

Pedri sustained a new injury during his team's La Liga clash against Athletic Club in early March and has been out of action since then. The midfielder is expected to be available again before the end of the season, but no date has been set.

Speaking in a chat with Barca supporters, Pedri said of his return to action: "As soon as possible but without specifying a specific date or match. I want to be at my best to enjoy the most important part of the season with my team-mates, because the upcoming matches are very nice. At the moment everything is going well. Apart from my recovery and gym work, I am very careful with my diet, removing things that did not make me feel good, and I do Pilates as well as work in a hyperbaric chamber."

Pedri, 21, sustained a hamstring injury early in the season that kept him sidelined from late-August until early-November. The fitness issues have seen him limited to just 24 appearances in all competitions for Xavi's team this season.

It is not yet known if the Spain international will be back for either of the two legs of his team's Champions League quarter-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain. Xavi's team travel to the French capital for the first leg on April 10 before they meet again six days later.