Gerard Pique feels that Barcelona do not get the credit they deserve for their domination of LaLiga Santander over the last decade, and took a dig at rivals Real Madrid for prioritising the Champions League.
Barcelona have crashed out of the Champions League in painful fashion in each of the last two seasons, suffering heavy defeats which have overturned strong first-leg advantages.
Yet while Pique is hoping for European success this coming season, he does believe that his side deserve more credit for their domestic success.
"I agree that [the league titles] are undervalued," he told reporters in Miami ahead of Barcelona's two matches against Napoli.
"It is a unique achievement to win eight out eleven [LaLiga titles].
"We could focus on the Champions League and throw LaLiga and the Copa del Rey, but we don't play Russian roulette. Here we like to do things properly by laying a base with the league and enter the final stretch of the season strongly," he said, in a comment aimed at Los Blancos.
Blackmoore
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Pique stop fooling yourself. We need the champions league in camp nou. But should also win the la liga too why do let barcelona to dominate Spain like that.
Sûâvé33
140
Barcelona do not throw away la liga and go for copa and UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]what type of dumb crap is that every club wants UCL the only club that shouldn't Really care about UCL right now Is Real Madrid
AshuraKabuto
105
13 times UCL winner. These criticisms are expected. And how many LaLiga titles have you won by now????
Pocho1
98
shut up copa del rey is a joke, CL is the most prestigious club trophy in the world.
Winnerss
76
win like real Madrid in 5 years 4 champions League win ❤HALA MADRID ❤
scholl8
70
priority or no priority barca are still behind Madrid when it comes to both LA liga and champions league trophies. don't fool your self pique
EmbraceStarboy
54
I think Pique is right. As a champion you have to fight to win every competition. If we also decide to ignore the domestic trophies and focus on only UCL imagine how many we would have won by now considering the fact that Real Madrid can't stand us when we meet in the UCL? Yes we want UCL glory but we fight for everything! That's why we are the only club to win 2 trebles in 10years and 6 trophies in a year! Vamos
U.S.A3052497
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Pique dumb, ucl title is way bigger. Rather being a champion of the world then a champion of spain only
fredostar
40
But Barcelona can bottle 4:1, and 3:0 lead in UCL to go for la liga two consecutive seasons
Rashnic/GOAT/CR7
38
priority or no priority barca are still behind Madrid when it comes to both LA liga and champions league trophies. don't fool your self pique
Exactly bro
Zukaemnty
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champions league it's away bigger than all football competitions that's why Real Madrid always better than any other clubs in the world.