“I feel jealous of Madrid, I would like Barcelona to be at their level”

BarcelonaGerard Piqué has surprised with very critical statements with Barcelona during a presentation of the Davis Cup in Madrid. Precisament ha lamentat que la capital catalana “no estigui al nivell” de l’espanyola. “I love my city more than anything in the world, but I feel jealous of Madrid for everything it is doing. It is an example for Europe and for the world. In Barcelona it is costing us more […]. Madrid is to be praised. I have always felt at home there. And not for money. Despite the bad period I lived with the national team, no one here tells me anything bad on the street “, said the Barça center-back, who separates his relationship with the city from the rivalry he feels with Real Madrid:” The whistles at the Bernabeu they are normal. In fact, I love being received hostilely. It’s part of our job. “

Piqué’s words came at the event, which explained an ecological initiative to benefit from the purchase of tickets for the Davis Cup, a tennis tournament from which he acquired the organization rights a few years ago and which will be held again in Madrid from November 25 to December 6. Through his company Kosmos, the Barça player has changed the format of this competition in parallel with initiatives such as the purchase of Andorra football or its recent landing in the world ofstreaming, in which he shares a friendship with the Spanish fashion producer in recent months, Ibai Llanos. This is not the first time that Piqué has been linked with Madrid. A year ago, it was announced that the president of the community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, had contacted him to help him import masks from China during the hardest months of the coronavirus pandemic.

Injured in the sun

In the same appearance, Piqué, who did not play in Kiev on Wednesday due to a sun injury, joked about the imminent arrival of Xavi Hernández on the Barça first team bench: “No, I haven’t had a chance to give yet. -li tickets [de la Copa Davis] The central midfielder did not make any further statements about Barça’s current situation. this Saturday against Celta de Vigo, vital to reverse the trajectory in the League after having added only one point from the last nine that have been played (defeats against Madrid and Rayo and draw with Alava) .

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