Barcelona midfielder Pedri revealed how he spoke to the referee at half-time of Saturday’s defeat to Osasuna to complain about the home side’s second goal.

Pau Victor appeared to have made a mistake in the build-up to the goal and Pedri admitted he felt his team had struggled after the decision was not given.

“I think it’s a foul, it’s a clear foul. He steps on him, it’s very clear. I told the referee that it was clear he stepped on him.

“Against Rayo they took a goal away from us for an action in which he didn’t kick as much. And I don’t understand why it wasn’t given as a foul, but it’s not an excuse,” he told the media afterwards.

However, Pedri, who captained the El Sadar team, admitted his team fell short against Osasuna but defended Hansi Flick’s decision to rotate his team.

“We didn’t play well in the first half and the second goal really punished us. We deserved more but they scored at important moments,” he added.

“We had to go after the game and they hurt us on the counter. “It’s normal to have changes, there are a lot of games at the moment and everyone wants to start the game fresh, but the eleven that went out were very focused.”

The defeat is Barcelona’s first of the season in La Liga, after seven wins in a row. Barcelona will be back in action in the Champions League against Young Boys in mid-week.