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Hold on, get down, everything! Microphones caught Piqué exhorting the Barcelona players after the goal
Barcelona played their second game under new coach Xavi and won for the second time. Against Villarreal, however, it was nerves all the way to the end, as even the experienced Gerard Piqué knew.
Barcelona played their second game under new coach Xavi and won for the second time. Against Villarreal, however, it was a nerve-wracking game right to the end, as even the experienced Gerard Piqué knew.
The first proper emotions triggered the game in the first half. In fact, Gerard Piqué’s hand clearly played in the slip, which clearly increased the volume of his body. The yellow submarine could have played a penalty kick for the second time when Eric García brought down Raúl Albiola in the whitewash. However, neither penalty was whistled.
This angered the home side Villarreal, the players and coach remembered this injustice immediately after the game.
“I don’t understand that it’s not a penalty. We’re the only team that hasn’t been awarded a penalty and on the other hand, against Barcelona they haven’t even awarded one penalty. When you think about it, it all fits together,” said stopper Pau Torres quite angrily after the game.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery also commented on the situation in a rather rude way.
“We don’t understand why both penalties were not taken. There were clearly two penalties that the referee didn’t take. Piqué’s hand and García’s tackle on Raúl Albiola. It’s inexplicable, ” Emery lamented.
Barcelona opened the scoring in the 48th minute through de Jong, but Villarreal equalised in the 76th minute when Chukwueze scored.
However, Estupiñán made a huge mistake in the 88th minute when he headed home a low cross to Depay, who scored the winning goal to make it 2-1. When teammates then ran up to the Dutch striker to celebrate the goal, Movistar TV’s busy microphones picked up the experienced Piqué urging his teammates to stall.
“Head, guys, now more than ever, concentrate,” Piqué began speaking to his teammates. “Take it easy, all right? Play with time, no rush. Get fouled, stall, fall down, everything, okay, everything. Relax , we can’t lose these three points!” the microphones picked up Piqué’s speech to the Blaugranas players.
The experienced Spanish stopper’s plan actually worked in the end, the Catalans did not score again, on the contrary, in the 94th minute Coutinho sealed the victory from a penalty.
Source: Movistar, Marca
