No one tracked Pedri. The Barcelona midfielder snuck in behind a Girona defender, ghosting into a pocket of space at the far post. Jordi Alba found him with a driven cross, the ball bouncing off the goalkeeper's arms and onto the Barca wonderkid's right foot, and he couldn't miss from a yard out.
His tap-in was the only goal in a tricky contest for Barcelona away at Girona. The Liga leaders created little, and faced extended periods of pressure, but managed to snatch a 1-0 win. They were perhaps lucky to come away with all three points, as a wasteful Girona side simply couldn't find an equaliser in the final minutes, despite spending an extended spell in the Barca half.
Ansu Fati came closest for Barca in the first half, blasting over on the turn from just inside the box. It was an otherwise tepid opening 45 minutes for the Blaugrana, who saw in-form winger Ousmane Dembele forced off with an apparent leg injury.
Things improved in the second, though. Xavi got a more expansive performance out of his side, who created a few more chances, with Pedri eventually getting the opener after an hour.
The Blaugrana created little after that, and were mostly forced to surrender the ball while the home side carved out opportunities, but Girona just couldn't find a way through.
Here's GOAL's winners, losers and ratings as Barca moved further clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
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