Watch: Pedri wins heart by protecting Gavi during intense tackle in Barcelona vs Atletico

Barcelona won ir 13th match of La Liga 2022-23 season after defeating Atletico Madrid by 1-0 at Metropolita Stadium. While French footballer Ousmane Dembele scored only goal for Barcelona in match, Barca youngsters Pedri and Gavi also found mselves in headlines for an on-field incident. In a video going viral on social media, Pedri can be seen protecting Gavi after an intense on-field encounter between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

During encounter, 18-year-old Gavi was involved in an intense tackle with Atletico Madrid footballer Koke which saw both players shoving eachor on ground. As duo stood up, y Pedri was seen shoving away Gavi, who was seemingly saying something to Koke. Here’s a look at viral video.

It is pertinent to mention that Gavi and Pedri are kwn as wonder twins of Barcelona, who have left a mark on team in recent years. duo earlier helped Dembele to score only goal scored during match. In 22nd minute of match, Pedri ran into edge of Atleti box before passing it to Gavi, who passed it to Dembele.

“Xavi is to blame for today's goal”

As reported by Forbes, 20-year-old Pedri spoke about winner during post-match presentation. "[He] always tells me to get more into area and shoot, to take risks, to dare [to try a] one-on-one... I feel more and more comfortable up top, for which Xavi is to blame for today's goal," Pedri said. "I slipped, I saw , and I found Gavi, who put his body in and gave it to Dembele to score,” he added.

A look at Pedri and Gavi’s Barcelona career so far

Pedri made his senior team debut for Barcelona in 2020-21 season and has played 95 games so far for team. He has scored a total of nine goals in La Liga while scoring 12 goals and assisting a goal seven times since n. He is seen as one of most exciting youngsters currently in football world, who looks promising to take football world by storm in a few years.

Meanwhile, Gavi came off ranks as a youth player in Barca academy and made his senior team debut in 2021. 18-year-old has scored twice and assisted on nine occasions for team so far in 72 appearances across competitions. Gavi and Pedri were important players in Spanish squad that traveled to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022.