Piqué’s best birthday present [VIDEO]

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FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué gave positive news about recovering from a knee injury on Tuesday, February 2nd. The central defender shared through social networks a video showing the 34-year-old football player who trains at Ciutat Esportiva, under the message: “The best gift. I’m back “, referring to his 34th birthday, this February 2.

Piqué is seen running and working with the ball as he accelerates his recovery. The last appearance of the defender with the club was in November in the defeat of the league against Atlético de Madrid.

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Koeman talked about Piqué’s recovery

On Tuesday, coach Ronald Koeman was asked about Piqué and he presented a brief update on the possibility of the defender and Ansu Fati being prepared in time for the tie in the Champions League FC Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this month.

In the case of Gerard and Ansu, the most important thing is that he recovers from his injuries. Setting a date is not good. We hope I can participate in these matches, but I can’t say because they are still recovering, so we’ll see. We know we want to have all the players available for these very important matches. I hope it’s better for both of them, because they are very important.

Barça’s options in defense

Barcelona has many defensive options if Piqué does not return in time. The defender continues to be a key player for the Catalans, but he may no longer have the guarantee of returning directly to the starting eleven.

Uruguayan international Ronald Araujo has taken Piqué’s place in the team and has impressed so far in 2020-21. The 21-year-old has an excellent rhythm, is strong in the air and has a dominant presence on the baseline.

Araujo was guilty of a serious mistake that led to a goal against Eibar, but showed character by confronting after the match and taking responsibility for the mistake, according to Sport.

The purpose I received was shit from me that you can’t accept. We wanted all three points, especially at home, but we played well. It was a quick play that you have to play with two touches and I didn’t see that the striker was so close.

Losing the ball there is very dangerous. It is true that we take a lot of risks, it is our style, but we must be confident and stand up. We are Barça and we have to fight to the end.

The young man’s performances also received praise from manager Ronald Koeman. The Dutch coach gave his opinion about Araujo at a press conference before Barça’s victory over Elche.

Ronald gives a lot to this team. He played many games and plays very well. The central role is a very important position. He is young and takes responsibility well. He has a lot of character, he is intense and, like all young people, there are things he needs to improve, especially when he has possession of the ball. But he is doing well and has evolved to a very high level.

Araujo has formed a strong partnership with Samuel Umtiti in the Barça defense and it seems that he will have a good future in front of him at the Camp Nou.

Therefore, Koeman has to make a difficult decision when choosing his baseline to face PSG and caliber strikers Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.

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