Barcelona midfielder Pedri revealed how he spoke to the referee during half-time in Saturday’s defeat to Osasuna and complained about the hosts’ second goal.

Pau Victor appeared to have been fouled in the lead-up to the goal and Pedri admitted he felt his team were out of their depth after the decision was not made.

“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 because he stepped on it less. And I don’t understand why it wasn’t called a foul, but it’s not an excuse,” he told the media afterwards.

However, Pedri, who led the team at El Sadar, 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 in important moments,” he added.

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

The defeat is Barcelona’s first season in La Liga after seven consecutive wins. Barca are back in action in the Champions League against Young Boys in midweek.