Former Barcelona manager recalls Pique’s infamous bicycle stunt – ‘Are you aware we had two centre-backs?’

Former Barcelona manager recalls Pique’s infamous bicycle stunt – ‘Are you aware we had two centre-backs?’

Few moments in recent FC Barcelona history generated as much controversy as Gerard Pique arriving at the Spotify Camp Nou on a bicycle on the day Espanyol were mathematically relegated to the second division.

For Espanyol supporters, it was a deeply painful occasion. The club were dropping out of the top flight after 26 consecutive seasons in Spanish football’s elite.

Pique’s gesture, at the time, was widely interpreted as mockery.

Now, former Barcelona coach Quique Setien has finally broken his silence on how he responded to the stunt.

Setien on Pique’s stunt

Speaking in an interview with Senen Moran, Setien recalled confronting Pique directly before the match after being shown the video.

“I can already tell you this because I’m sure it won’t bother him, but it was curious because before the match started, I went to find him because someone had sent me the video,” he said (h/t SPORT).

“I said to him: ‘What is this? Are you aware that we only have two centre-backs today, and if something had happened to you, a teammate would have had to play out of position?'”