Spain: Pique (Barcelona) sent off at half-time in the last match of his career

In footage shown on television, as the players made their way to the locker room, Pique addressed match referee Jesus Gil Manzano pointing at him, and ostensibly recriminating him for his first-half decisions. -time.

According to Spanish media, Pique asked the referee: “But do you realize who you sent off?”

Half an hour into the game, Gil Manzano expelled Polish center forward Robert Lewandowski (31st) after sanctioning him with a second yellow card for an overly manly aerial duel with David Garcia. He had already warned him of a yellow in the 11th minute.

This is the second red card in the career of the Polish goleador, who had already been excluded during a Dortmund – Hamburg on February 9, 2013, exactly the same minute as this Tuesday (31st), after scoring the only goal for Borussia, defeated 4-1.

Pique’s red card was not shown on TV but was confirmed by LaLiga on its website at the start of the second half.

With this red, the 11th of his long career at FC Barcelona, ​​Pique equals Hristo Stoitchkov at the top of the ranking of Barça players who have collected the most red cards, two more than Pep Guardiola (9).

Pique announced by surprise Thursday, at 35, that he would retire from playing after this match in Pamplona, ​​and said goodbye to Camp Nou on Saturday in the victory against Almeria (2-0) , where he served.

Gil Manzano is famous for the list of celebrities he sent to the locker room: Luis Suarez, Neymar, Gareth Bale, Casemiro, and therefore, now, Lewandowski and Pique.