Spain were dealt a blow after just eight minutes as creative midfielder Pedri limped off injured.

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• Pedri injured after just eight minutes
• Consoled by teammates as he left pitch
• Continues Barca ace's horror injury run

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Pedri limped off after just eight minutes of Spain's quarter-final clash with Germany, having sustained the injury two minutes prior. The Barcelona midfielder, who has battled several injury issues in recent years, was wiped out in the opening minutes by Toni Kroos and looked emotional as he left the pitch with a muscle problem, to be replaced by Dani Olmo.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  You have to feel for Pedri, whose rapid rise has been impacted by injury after injury. The 21-year-old hasn't played more than 26 La Liga games in each of the past three seasons after his breakthrough 2020/21 season.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Pedri's eighth-minute substitution is the fastest replacement in European Championship history.

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• WHAT'S NEXT FOR PEDRI?

  Fingers crossed the midfielder isn't out for too long. Pedri's career has been hampered by injuries and if anyone needs a little bit of luck to go their way, it's him.

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