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Piqua now plaaying12/13/2022 ![]() ![]() "The day before every game, we always meet up in the captain's room and speak about everything."įrom the archives: Piqué speaks to in 2007 "Now we have a great relationship," he said of Ramos. Piqué won the 2010 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2012 with Spain, striking an unexpected partnership with Real Madrid rival Sergio Ramos in the heart of defence as his club-mate Carles Puyol was injured.The defender made his Spain debut in a 2-0 friendly win against England on 6 February 2009 and had a dream competitive debut in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey the following month, grabbing the only goal in a 1-0 victory.A losing finalist at U17 level in 2004 against Karim Benzema's France, he won the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Spain – yet missed the decisive shoot-out penalty as his side were beaten by Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup.A striker as a youngster, Piqué has always liked getting forward and boasts an impressive 39 goals for Barça, making him the club's third top scoring centre-back, behind Alexanko (42 goals) and Ronald Koeman (90).Piqué has now lifted 28 trophies with Barcelona, including seven Liga titles and three UEFA Champions Leagues, making him the joint third most decorated player in Blaugrana history alongside Sergio Busquets, behind only Andrés Iniesta (32) and Lionel Messi (33).The game was notable for Barça's supreme control in midfield but Piqué made a vital early intervention, bravely blocking a goal-bound shot from Ji-Sung Park to prevent United scoring first. Piqué ended up being a European champion in successive seasons with different clubs he appeared three times in United's 2008 UEFA Champions League run – but did not make the bench for the final – yet was a starter as Barcelona beat his old team 2-0 in the 2009 decider in Rome. ![]() Watch Barcelona's 2009 Champions League win "It was really difficult to get in and get games." "They were one of the best centre-back partnerships in the world," he recalled.
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