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Pedro subbed on for Barcelona, instantly scores a bicycle kick

Pedro sank any chance Real Sociedad had of coming back against Barcelona with a gorgeous and opportunistic bicycle kick goal.

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Barcelona were holding a narrow 1-0 lead against a very energetic Real Sociedad side who were trying to do anything to get a point out of this match. That meant the blaugranes had to find a way to score a second, just to assure that nothing crazy could happen. Pedro, who had only just subbed in to the match, was only too happy to oblige.

A botched clearance got deflected straight up in to the air, and Pedro was in the right place at the right time to flip over and slam it home. It was a gorgeously executed overhead kick, and left Gerónimo Rulli absolutely helpless in goal. Not a bad way to make an impact as a substitute.

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