Sad end for Gerard Pique. The central defender of FC Barcelona was sent off without playing a minute against Osasuna for the last match of his brilliant career. In question, a heated discussion with the refereeing team at half-time of the La Liga match, while the players in the meeting took the way to the locker room. On the images, we see in particular Pique pointing the finger at referee Jesus Gil Manzano for his decisions in the first half. Xavi, who intended to bring in his former teammate, therefore had to abstain. The Catalans eventually won 2-1.
According to Spanish media, Pique asked the referee: “But do you realize who you sent off? “. Half an hour into the game, Gil Manzano expelled Polish center forward Robert Lewandowski (31st) after sanctioning him with a second yellow card for an overly manly aerial duel with David Garcia. He had already warned him of a yellow in the 11th minute.
11 red cards, like Stoitchkov
With this red, the 11th of his long career at FC Barcelona, Pique equals Hristo Stoitchkov at the top of the ranking of Barça players who have collected the most red cards, two more than Pep Guardiola (9). Another line on his list. But not the most glorious.