"Madrid need just five minutes to win a semi-final against City"

A few days ago, Gerard Pique made headlines again for his controversial statements. He said in a chat with his partner and streamer Ibai Llanos that the 14th Champions League that Real Madrid won against Liverpool in 2022 will not be "remembered". "No, everyone won't. I'm not saying you or the Madrid fan won't remember it. I'm saying that the football fan who will look back seven years from now won't remember what happened in the quarter finals - or last 16," he explained.

Well, regardless of whether these statements annoyed or not, the former FC Barcelona defender has spoken out again to put a 'but' on them. Speaking on Cadena SER's 'El Larguero', Pique said that he had been misunderstood: "It's the usual phrase taken out of context that I can explain 20,000 times. It has a lot of merit to win a Champions League. I don't want to take any credit away from Madrid, but it counts how you win it".

"The five Champions League titles that Barca have won are five seasons in which they have also won La Liga and have been better than everyone else. The last one that Real Madrid won is evidence that in all the two-legged ties plus the final, they are better in none of them", added the former Barcelona centre-back.

"Maybe I have to clarify that. That Champions League will not be remembered for the game, but for other things, for the drama. But that's enough for them and that's the greatness of Real Madrid, that all it takes is five minutes to win a semi-final against Manchester City. That is a good thing. Barca won't get through any knockout stages because they were better for five minutes," said the 36-year-old former player.

 

November 20, 2023