Sergi Roberto accepts Barcelona have a problem in midfield ahead of their return leg at Manchester United due to Pedri and Gavi being ruled out.
The sides played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Thursday to leave their Europa League play-off tie in the balance heading into next week s second leg.
Barca rallied from behind, having earlier let slip a lead of their own, but it came at a cost as Pedri limped off with a hamstring injury that is expected to rule him out for a month.
Meanwhile, fellow central midfielder Gavi received a yellow card, with that his third in Europe this season, resulting in an automatic suspension for the game at Old Trafford.
Xavi s options are further limited as Sergio Busquets is also nursing an injury, but versatile defen…