”I think Pedri knows me very well, he knows very well what we were doing in the national team. For me, Pedri is undoubtedly Harry Potter. And I hope he doesn’t bring his magic wand tomorrow,” he told reporters.

“We’ll do our best to keep him involved as little as possible. But he will participate because Barça isn’t just him, it’s also Frenkie De Jong in midfield, it’s Cubarsi at the back and it’s Lamine Yamal… It’s a whole series of top-level players.

“But the match presents a special motivation. It’s difficult to win against a team that is very good at controlling the ball. They had very good results last year and they’re having a good season this year.”