Pedro

Pedro began the 2010–11 campaign firmly established in Barcelona's starting XI. On 29 November 2010, he scored the second goal in a 5–0 home win against Real Madrid, with Barça climbing to the first position in the league.[33] The following month he netted twice at Espanyol in the local derby, in a 5–1 success.[34]

On 20 April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second half of the season's Spanish Cup final, but his goal was disallowed for offside, in an eventual 0–1 extra time loss.[35] On 3 May, against the same opponent, in the Champions League semifinals second leg, he found Iker Casillas' net in a 1–1 home draw (3–1 aggregate win),[36] for his 21st official goal of the campaign; in the Champions League final, he opened the score against Manchester United, in an eventual 3–1 win.[37]

On 5 July 2011 Pedro extended his contract by one year, until 2016.[38] His buyout clause was raised from €90m to €150m. After the purchase of Alexis Sánchez and the emergence of youth players like Isaac Cuenca and Cristian Tello, he featured less during 2011–12, also being afflicted with some injuries;[39] he did finish the season with 13 official goals, scoring a brace in the campaign's domestic cup final, a 3–0 win against Athletic Bilbao.[40]

On 21 September 2013, Pedro scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 success at Rayo Vallecano.[41][42] On 22 December, in another away fixture, he added another three – all in the first half and only nine minutes – to help Barcelona come from be

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