As soon as the Classic is over, the players from Barcelona they left Di Stéfano with serious faces, aware that they had missed a golden opportunity to rise to lead Spanish football.
That’s how Piqué convinced Messi to stay in Barcelona
One of those who entered the field after finishing the game was Gerard Piqué, who, despite not playing, wanted to be important by recriminating the time added to the referee Gil Manzano.
For the controversial defender, the reduction was very short and he should have added at least another five or six minutes. The conversation had two witnesses, the delegate Carles naval and the midfielder Luke Modric, although the thing, fortunately, did not go much further.
Picket he still had the strength to encourage his colleagues, who were visibly depressed after the defeat. The central defender acted as captain and during the departure of the Blaugrana expedition from Valdebebas he had a conversation with Jordi Alba which took over the Deportes Cuatro microphones.
Modric plays Piqué after finishing the Spanish classic
The defender told his teammate not to worry, that the King’s Cup final, which will be played next Saturday, they won no matter what happened. But the party answered doubtfully.
The conversation of Piqué and Jordi Alba
Picket: “Calm down … (Jordi), we’re sure to win this Cup, let’s go …”
Alba: “I don’t know, I don’t …”
Picket: ”What the?”
Alba: ” I do not know! ”
Answer from white he shows his skepticism about what can happen in this regard in the Cup final against him Athletic Club. Winning the title is vital for the future of the season: one because it is the first in progress and two because it would be a motivation for the possible conquest of the double, when there would be eight more rounds to go.