Pique Sittings Out Final Match

Spain will be without Barcelona defender Gerard Pique for their final group match of the World Cup 2014 against Australia as the defender hobbled out of training with the an injury. Spain were knocked out of the tournament after having played just two matches. They suffered heavy defeats against Netherlands and Chile, which has been uncharacteristic of them. The Spanish team has conceded very few goals in the last few years, but they suffered a total collapse in both these matches.

Pique’s Pelvis Peformance

Gerard Pique plays a crucial role in Barcelona’s defence but the Spanish performer has been suffering from a pelvic injury which he picked up during the Champions League quarter-final match against Athletic Madrid.

The former Manchester United player is working with the main squad of Barcelona but it still remains unclear whether or not he will be able to recover in time for the last match of the league as Barcelona faces off against Athletic Madrid on May 17 in a match that will determine who wins the league title.

BARCA DEALT BLOW

Barcelona have been dealt a major blow ahead of the crucial Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid with the news that defender Gerard Pique could miss up to 4 weeks of action after suffering a fractured hip.

He is one of the important players at the club and it only grew after the absence of Carlos Puyol who will now leave the club at the end of the season. Pique had been playing along with Javier Mascherano, who is midfielder by trade, in order to solve the defensive crisis at the club.

STUNNING 4-3 WIN

Barcelona managed a stunning 4-3 win over archrivals Real Madrid in the latest El Clasico, which has been one of the best in recent decades.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in this match, as Barcelona closed the gap to their rivals to just one point. Despite this win, the club remains third in the league behind the two Madrid teams. The victory, however, has given the Catalan club a huge amount of confidence according to defender Gerard Pique, who returned to the match just-in-time from an injury.

Pique In Favor Of Barcelona

Warnings have been made by Gerard Pique to Manchester City that it faces a threat not only from Lionel Messi but from all over the pitch of Barcelona. Pique is eagerly looking forward to his arrival back to England and mentions that Barcelona is just not dependent upon Argentinean player Messi, but also on the Brazilian striker, Neymar along with Alexis Sanchez and Pedro in the team.

NO SURPRISE

A few people might have been stunned to see Cristiano Ronaldo lifting the Ballon d’Or trophy a few weeks back, but, Gerard Pique is not one of them. He had the expectation that the Portuguese superstar would grab the award this time around.

It’s the Barcelona striker Lionel Messi who had been winning this prestigious award since the last 4 years and he was a strong contender to win it again, but, that didn’t happen eventually as Ronaldo ended up getting a bit more votes than him.

Pique who has played with Ronaldo in the past when both of them were at Old Trafford said that he likes the way the 28 years old forward plays the game and he respects him both as a player and as an individual.

BE HAPPY

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has hit out to the players that are ‘’unhappy’’ in the Catalan club as he specifically mentioned Tello and Montoya not going through the best of times and having limited playing time with the club.

Pique says ”I understand Tello and Montoya, but this is Barca and we all fight for our starting place. The exit door is always open if you aren’t happy.”

Despite suffering from 2 consecutive matches, Pique says that the team is upbeat and not focusing on the past.
”We’re playing better with each game, so we should feel confident.”

PIQUE BACKS BALE

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has surprised everyone by saying that he feels that the new Real Madrid signing Gareth Bale will be a hit at the Santiago Bernebeu.

Bale was recently signed for a world record transfer fee of £ 86 million from Tottenham. Real Madrid were also the holders of the previous record because of the Cristiano Ronaldo’s £ 80 million transfer from Manchester United in 2009. Bale has linked with Real Madrid for more than two months now, but there was a lot of hindrance in completing the move.

Pique warns United off

Manchester United has been warned off their pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas by former United defender and current Barcelona defensive mainstay Gerard Pique.

United have made the former Arsenal man a priority signing for the summer transfer window and have already had two bids rejected, one worth £ 25 million and the second worth £ 30 million and new United CEO has already flown back from the club’s pre-season tour to conduct the transfer business.

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