Pique charged for two offences towards referees

According to 'Sport', the first charge against the Barcelona defender is in relation to comments made after Barcelona's Copa del Rey defeat to Athletic Bilbao. "We already know how this works...," he said, referring to the refereeing of Fernandez Borbalan.

The second offence is related to Pique's complaints after the match with Villarreal. During this match, the defender complained about the referee and La Liga president Javier Tebas. After the match, the defender said: "Every week, referees continue to prove me right". This comment is thought to be the second charge.

The Committee of the Competition will meet on Wednesday while the single judge will make a decision on Wednesday or Thursday.

The process could last up to a month and there will we see whether Pique will be punished...

What is certain is that the referees will not tolerate this kind of conduct and have taken measures. Now we will have to wait and see if the reported offences are acted upon.