Pique enjoyed a lap of honour at the end of the game and was tossed into the air by his team-mates, as over 92,000 fans stayed in Camp Nou to pay homage to him
Barcelona’s Pique bids goodbye to his fans at Camp Nou. Pic/AFP
Gerard Pique played his last game at Camp Nou on Saturday in Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Almeria and told fans he would be back during an emotional speech. The 35-year-old centre-back, who has won 30 trophies with the club, including three Champions League titles and eight La Ligas, will retire from football after Tuesday’s visit to Osasuna. Pique enjoyed a lap of honour at the end of the game and was tossed into the air by his team-mates, as over 92,000 fans stayed in Camp Nou to pay homage to him.
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“Thanks to my team-mates, the staff and everyone who helps us to make everything so easy,” Pique said in a speech to the supporters after the game.To the board as well, for these years. When you get older, sometimes loving is letting go. “After a relationship of such love and passion, I think it was the moment to leave some space, to give some air. I am sure in the future I will be back here. “It’s not a goodbye. I left after 17 years to get some air. My grandfather made me a club member. I was born here and I will die here.” Pique shed tears during his speech, and also kicked a ball in the stadium with his children.
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