Barça: Pique, substitute and … expelled for his last career match

Early retirement.

Gerard Pique surprised everyone by announcing last week that he would end his immense career after this last pre-World Cup meeting for FC Barcelona.

A final trip to Pamplona which had started badly with violence from Barcelona supporters against Osasuna supporters.

While the two clubs quickly condemned these actions, calling for calm, the match took place in good conditions.

🟥 Pique, expelled en el descanso del Osasuna - Barça por protestar

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But Gerard Pique, placed on the bench by Xavi, did not support the arbitration which he undoubtedly considered biased by Gil Manzano who had notably expelled Robert Lewandowski (2 warnings).

At half-time, while Osauna was still leading 1-0 (for a final ten-man victory for Barça 2-1, editor's note), Gerard Piqué went to explain to the referee all the harm he thought. of his performance.

He first told him that he did not want to discuss it with him, but the former international defender pursued him into the bowels of the El Sadar stadium.

He took it badly since he too was expelled!

The defender therefore ends his career in the tunnel of the Osasuna stadium.

A final expulsion which makes him the FC Barcelona player with the most red cards (11), along with Hristo Stoichkov.

In La Liga, he will have received 8, as many as a certain Pep Guardiola.