1 week Ago By Robin Mumford
Gerard Pique’s tweet has gone viral after his former club’s dramatic 3-2 victory in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday night. Jules Kounde’s extra-time strike secured Barcelona's first silverware of the 2024/25 season, as Hansi Flick’s side set their sights on a potential treble, with both La Liga and the Champions League still firmly within reach. Unfortunately, much of the post-match focus has centred on the misconduct of their opponents.
Real Madrid , ever poor in defeat, had three players sent off after the final whistle. Antonio Rudiger now faces a long ban for throwing ice at the referee , while Jude Bellingham was seen venting his anger at the officials before the second half had even begun. Jules Kounde's winner in extra time secured Barcelona their first piece of silverware for the season, much to the Real Madrid players' grief.
Now, Pique has joined those eager to rub salt into Madrid’s wounds. Having made 616 appearances for the Catalan giants between 2008 and 2022, and as one of the club’s most decorated figures, he couldn’t resist weighing in over the weekend. Gerard Pique's Tweet Has Gone Viral Pique's eight-word post just about summed up everyone's thoughts and feelings towards Real Madrid on Saturday night.
While they showed a lack of class well before the game had even begun, with suggestions made that they might not have even played the final courtesy to their long-held belief that the referees are against them, Barcelona went about their business in quiet-yet-assured fashion. Pedri’s goal in the 28th minute put La Blaugranas in the lead, but quick-fire strikes from Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni in the 70th and 77th minutes levelled the score, leaving Ferran Torres to find the net to send the match into extra time. Then, in the 116th minute, Kounde scored a dramatic last-gasp winner.
After full-time, Pique wrote (see the post below) : "In the end, the good guys always win." Of course, the 38-year-old's clever remarks were pointing a finger at Los Blancos' constant, self-fulfilling prophecies of being the villains. In short, though, it provided an already sodden fanbase with a killer blow.
Football is often a game of bragging rights, and Barca have certainly got a firm grip on them this term. Pique's beloved former club are favourites for Champions League glory next month, and while there are still five games left to play in La Liga, a four-point lead over their El Clasico rivals led a supercomputer to recently predict they would hold on to secure their 28th league title..
