Gerard Pique said farewell to Barcelona in a remarkable way on Tuesday evening. The center defender, who was last in the selection against Osasuna (1-2), was sent off with a red card halfway through the game. Pique was sitting on the bench at the time and for that reason did not return after the break. The match report shows that an ordinary name-calling was the cause of the red print.
Barcelona ran into problems at Osasuna after just six minutes, when David García headed home from a Rubén García corner. In the run-up to the goal, Barcelona complained about an alleged push towards Marcos Alonso. After half an hour of play, Robert Lewandowski received his second yellow card. “Did you see the blow you dealt us?” Piqué shouted at the referee halfway through the game. “You are the referee who has screwed us the most so far.”
El acta: Piqué expulsado por decirle al árbitro “eres el árbitro que más nos ha jodido con diferencia” y añade: “es una puta vergüenza, me cago en tu puta madre” #fcblive pic.twitter.com/1HQSiO3fbO
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The lyrics come from the match report, which was revealed by the Spanish media. Pique was kept on the bench by Xavi in his last game as a Barcelona player, but that didn’t stop him from meddling in the refereeing decisions. “It’s a shame, I shit on your fucking mother!” the defender shouted. Pique then saw red and had to be pulled to the Barça dressing room by people from the staff. He did not return in the second half.
The red cards were not fatal to Barcelona visiting Osasuna, as Pedri tied the score soon after the break. A masterly assist from Frenkie de Jong gave Barcelona the three points in the final phase. The midfielder, who was posted as centre-back for the occasion, tailor-made Raphinha and suddenly saw the Brazilian head over the outgoing Aitor Fernández. The win puts Barcelona at the top of LaLiga with a five-point lead over Real Madrid. The Royal played one game less.