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European roundup: Pedri scores winner on 100th Barcelona appearance

  • Midfielder comes off the bench to sink Girona in La Liga
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Pedri celebrated his 100th match for Barcelona as he came off the bench and scored from close range in the second-half to give the La Liga leaders a hard-fought 1-0 win at Girona.

The 20-year-old replaced the injured Ousmane Dembélé in the first half and grabbed the only goal in the 61st minute when he followed up after the goalkeeper failed to hold on to a Jordi Alba cross. Girona had an Arnau Martínez effort ruled out in the 65th minute and wasted a golden opportunity to equalise in the 88th minute when Iván Martín missed a sitter from close range.

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