{"id":81765,"date":"2026-09-06T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81765\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T21:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:13:08","slug":"pedri-wins-over-mestalla-as-barcelona-star-receives-stunning-ovation-from-valencia-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81765\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedri wins over Mestalla as Barcelona star receives stunning ovation from Valencia fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Pedri earned the biggest applause of the night, and it came from the Valencia fans. The Barcelona midfielder was saluted by the Mestalla crowd after inspiring his side to a 5-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona cruised to another statement victory, their third five-goal game and fourth straight win.<\/p>\n<p>They also moved three points clear after Real Madrid slipped up against Real Betis.<\/p>\n<p>But the moment of the afternoon belonged to Pedri.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293831303-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Valencia CF v FC Barcelona - LaLiga EA Sports 2026\/27\" \/>Photo by Omar Arnau\/Quality Sport Images\/Getty ImagesPedri\u2019s ovation and classy response after 5-0 win<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old produced a display that won over the home support, with Valencia fans applauding and chanting for him despite their own team\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans at Mestalla applauded me despite Valencia\u2019s difficult situation? I have to thank everyone,\u201d Pedri told reporters after the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the fans of the opposing team celebrate you, it is always something special, and I wish them all the best for the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is a classy line, and it came from a player at the very top of his game.<\/p>\n<p>Pedri added Barcelona\u2019s fourth goal with 11 minutes remaining, latching onto a pass from Dani Olmo and sweeping the ball into the bottom corner. Olmo then turned provider again for Lamine Yamal, who completed the rout.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal struck twice on the night, Fermin Lopez scored once and set up two more, and Raphinha was on target again, matching a record held by Lionel Messi with his sixth goal in four matches.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri made his first start after his marquee arrival, and Gabriel Jesus made his Barcelona debut off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia could badly use the warmth Pedri showed them. After four matches, the six-time Spanish champions sit bottom of the table with just one point and one goal.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, in contrast, have 12 points from four games and look unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p>They open their Champions League campaign against Feyenoord on September 9 before facing Levante, with Raphinha chasing history in a fifth consecutive scoring match.<\/p>\n<p>For Pedri, the night was about the ovation, the goals and the grace. Valencia fans will not forget the player who saluted them in their hour of need.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Pedri earned the biggest applause of the night, and it came from the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[92,301,664,95],"class_list":["post-81765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-valencia","tag-barcelona","tag-la-liga","tag-pedri","tag-valencia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}