Gerard Pique was in fine form at the Santiago Bernabeu the last time Barcelona took to the pitch, as he strolled through the match, martialling Barcelona’s backline.
It’s a hobby he plans to continue for some time yet. Pique reached another milestone in Blaugrana against Osasuna two weeks ago, playing his 600th match for Barcelona.
Speaking to BarcaTV+ as part of a documentary on his time at Barcelona, Pique was emotional about his spell at the club and enthusiastic about continuing.
“This journey has been a dream for me, I hope to be able to extend it as long as I have the strength to do so. We hope that the trajectory we are on does not stop, that it continues for a while longer.”
On the milestone itself, Pique was aware of what a privileged career he’s had.
“It’s an important number. It makes you feel that you’re getting old, but it’s been a dream of a career.”
As noted by Diario AS, Pique is the fifth Barcelona player to reach such a feat. All of those ahead of him have been teammates too, trailing behind Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and his current manager, Xavi Hernandez.
'The final at Wembley is the best game we have played in terms of importance: a Champions League final against United in a legendary stadium. The superiority we showed at all time. It was the model game from that era and if I have to choose one game, it's that one.'
Since joining from Manchester United for £5million in 2008, Pique has become one of the most illustrated defenders in the history of the game, winning 36 trophies with club and country.
This includes eight Laliga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, three Champions League titles as well as the Euros twice and World Cup with Spain.
Jamirl
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He should follow the path of zlatan,bonucci and dani Alves
boydklt
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Why would he retire. He has at least one more season left in him.