Pique says goodbye to a red card

Berlin: Gerard Pique received the red card and was sent off while he was in bench in the last game of his professional career, in the clash that brought Barcelona and its host Osasuna on Tuesday night in the fourteenth stage of the Spanish league, and ended with Barcelona 2-1 victory When Barcelona was in 0/1 delay, Pique received a red card and was sent off before the end of the first half, despite being in bench, after opposing the decisions of referee Jesus Gil Manzano. Pique had started an argument with the referee after his teammate, la star Polish Robert Lewandowski was sent off in the 31st minute of the match. The referee gave Pique the red card in the last seconds of the first half, after the player had opposed the referees’ decisions, in the last match of Pique, who a few days ago had announced his retirement. (Dpa)