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On Thursday, Spain's Pedro spoke about the defending European champions' upcoming qualifier for Euro 2016 at home to Belarus this Saturday.

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SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro, Spain forward:

"We have played against them several times. When we played in Palma they played really different to when we played there in Belarus. In Belarus they had five defenders but played very much forward. In Palma they played more withdrawn, behind, they needed more help and it was harder for them to move forward. And that's the match I expect to play, with them being withdrawn. Anyway, it will be a hard game for us."

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro, Spain forward: (asked about Sergio Busquets' quote - "it is impossible both for Barcelona and for the national team to achieve the same success as a few years ago?")

"Yes, it's actually very difficult for Spain and Barcelona to have the same success as a few years ago. Those years were really great. Five or six years ago we were very fresh and (Barcelona coach) Pep Guardiola gave us great motivation. We won many titles and it is indeed very difficult for that to happen again. It's the same with the national team: many important players are gone and their work was really good here. On the other hand, some other good players have arrived, but I agree with Sergio that it's hard for all the success to happen again."