Pedri has been surprised by Barcelona's decline in LaLiga after Hansi Flick's team suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Leganes.
Barcelona had 20 shots and finished with 2.6 expected goals on Sunday, but Sergio Gonzalez's effort in the fourth minute proved the difference at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
The Blaugrana have now won just one of their last five games in LaLiga, with Atletico Madrid joining them at the top, with Real Madrid just a point behind. Both clubs in the capital also have a match to play against Barça.
And star midfielder Pedri is struggling to explain what is going wrong for a team that has started the season so well.
“It is impossible for us to go home with a happy feeling after what happened,” Pedri told DAZN after the defeat to Leganes.
“We didn't have the spark needed to score goals beforehand and we need to go into the games better. We can't allow our rivals to score goals like this at the beginning.
“I think we have created chances, but we have to know how to finish them. It is difficult to find an explanation for why we are struggling in LaLiga, but we have to move on.”
61.08 – Barcelona vs Leganés (61.08) was the match with the highest playing time on @LaLigaEN matchday 17. Surprising. pic.twitter.com/eivi4IY1hV
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With Flick serving a two-match ban following his red card against Real Betis last week, Marcus Sorg led Barca from the touchline against Leganes.
And he believes the team is struggling with the workload as the games pile up.
“We have to learn from this experience because the schedule was tough for the players. We played many very demanding matches in a few days and the team is not used to this,” Sorg told DAZN.
“It is very difficult to understand this defeat. The first problem was the lack of concentration in the first five minutes of the match when we conceded that first goal.
“We still managed to create 20 scoring chances, even though we didn't play a good game and didn't score.
“It's hard to win like this when you miss so many chances.
“We are not happy with the current situation in the league, but you have to accept things when you try to build a team. We are working hard. We are at the top and we may lose the lead, but we are still there.”
In Barca's final match before the LaLiga winter break, they take on Atleti on Saturday in what promises to be an enthralling encounter.
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