Pedri: 'Playing with Lewandowski is a luxury'

Play ball with Lewandowski is a luxury, Pedri says to TV3 and Barca TV after Barca victorious Pumas UNAM 6-0 on 7/8 to win Joan Gamper Cup.

The 19 -year -old midfielder admitted to watching Lewandowski finish, and it was easy to play next to a high -class player like a Polish rookie. "We tried to coordinate throughout the game, and everything went well," Pedri added.

Lewandowski joined Barca from Bayern with a transfer fee of 45 million USD and debuted to tens of thousands of viewers at the Camp Nou on August 5. Two days later, in a friendly match against UNAM, the Polish striker took only three minutes to open an account in the Barca shirt. From Pedri's slot line, Lewandowski surpassed goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez and then finished into the empty golf at the crossroads.

After that, Lewandowski responded when creating helped Pedri to make a double. In the 5th minute, he poked the slot for Pedri to escape to pass Gonzalez and then hit the drum. By the 20th minute, Lewandowski continued to leave a mark with a heel shot so that Pedri escaped down to complete the double.

The remaining three goals of Barca were scored by Ousmane Dembele, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenchie de Jong. The 6-0 victory helped Barca win the Joan Gamper Cup - the former chairman of this team president - the 8th consecutive and 45th time in history.

Pedri said coach Xavi asked him to rise and improve his ability to finish and create. The Spanish midfielder also confirmed that Barca spent the perfect season, and was ready to compete next season. "We want the new season to start now. The new contracts are quality, and we want to start winning," Pedri emphasized.

With one goal and two assists, Lewandowski received the title of the best player and helped Barca run the perfect momentum for the match against Rayo Vallecano in the first round of La Liga on August 13.

According to the newspaper, Sportmail, Barca's rookies are unknown such as Lewandowski, Raphinha, Jules Kounte, Franck Kessie will play this match or not.

Barca activated three economic levers to earn $ 777 million and bid farewell to ten players from the beginning of the summer to solve economic problems from the beginning of the summer. However, La Liga announced that Barca has not met the requirements of salary and revenue ratio and cannot register for new contracts.