Official: Barcelona midfielder nominated for La Liga Player of the Month for October | OneFootball

FC Barcelona endured a rough start to the month of October, losing to PSG in the UEFA Champions League before suffering a humbling loss to Sevilla in La Liga.

The Blaugrana have since recovered and secured back-to-back wins, first beating Girona in the league before absolutely mauling Olympiacos in Europe, building momentum ahead of El Clasico.

Throughout the highs and lows this month, one thing that has been consistent for Barça is the performance of midfield maestro Pedri.

As such, the 22-year-old superstar has been nominated for the La Liga Player of the Month award for October.

The Spanish international has been the Blaugrana’s best player this season and has continued to shine in October despite the team going through some ups and downs.

Pedri has two direct goal contributions from his two La Liga appearances this month – having scored a goal against Girona this past weekend, and assisted Marcus Rashford’s strike in the 4-1 defeat to Sevilla.

Beyond that, the midfield ace has been excellent not only in terms of dictating play when on the ball but also with his defensive work rate.

As such, he finds himself in contention to win the La Liga Player of the Month award for October.

Pedri will be going up against Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe, Real Betis’ Antony, Rayo Vallecano star Jorge de Frutos, and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak for the prize.