In the match against Almeria, which was known as Pique’s retirement ceremony, Pique was named in the starting lineup and had a big retirement ceremony, a 2–0 victory.

Pique was replaced, embraced by fellow players and stood-up applause from fans, and now the active Pique is not seen in Camp Nou.

Barcelona’s starting lineup and formation were 4–3–3, showing Pique starting in the final match.

  • GK – Mark Andre Ter Stegen
  • DF – Alejandro Valde, Gerard Pique, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba
  • MF – Pedri, Sergio Busquets, Frankie the Dragon
  • FW – Usman Dembele, Roberto Lewandowski, Ferran Torres

Almeria’s starting lineup and formation were 5-3-2, and the squad was as follows.

  • GK – Fernando Martinez
  • DF – Ubulang Mendes, Kaiki, Rodrigo Eli, Chumi, Sergio Akieme
  • MF – Lucas Robertoone, Samuel Costa, Gonzalo Melero
  • FW – Leo’s rice tea soup, Large Ramazani

Valde’s cross and Torres try to head from the right in the 5th minute, but it hits Kaikie’s hand and the referee declares a penalty after VAR reading.

Lewandowski tries to shoot with Barcelona’s penalty kick kicker in the 7th minute, but leaves the net and Barcelona’s corner kick cross and Pique tries to head over the net in the 13th minute.

Jordi Alba tries a mid-range shot in the 19th minute, but Martinez interrupts and Pedri’s central pass in the 26th minute, but the defender clears the ball.

In the 28th minute, Ramazani intercepts the pass given by The Dragon to Pique and is given a solo chance and tries to shoot, but Ter Stegen interferes.

The dragon’s central pass from the left in the 30th minute, Torres tries to shoot, but Kaikie removes the ball and Alba tries to shoot, but he fails to hit the ball properly.

Alba’s low cross from the left in the 34th minute, Torres touches the ball, but the shot goes out of the net and tries Lewandowski’s solo chance and pass in the 40th minute, and Dembele tries to head, but Martinez interferes.

In the 41st minute, Valde’s cross, Lewandowski, tries to head from the right, but it goes off the net. In the 44th minute, the dragon’s forward pass, Torres tries to shoot, but Martinez interrupts.

In the 46th minute, Alba’s cross and Pedri try to head from the right, but Martinez catches the ball and Deer Yong tries to shoot from the left in the 47th minute, but Martinez interferes.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona’s corner kick cross and Pique try to head in the 47th minute, but Martinez catches the ball and Dembele comes down from the right to the center in the 48th minute to score with a shot aimed at the corner of the net.

In the 57th minute, Torres’ cross and Valde try to head, but Martinez catches the ball and Dembele tries to shoot by folding the ball several times over the goalkeeper in the 57th minute, but it is finally blocked.

In the 62nd minute, Alba’s cross from the left side, Fati’s shot was blocked by Martinez, and The Dragon scored.

In the 65th minute, Fati tries to shoot, but Martinez blocks it, Lewandowski’s pass in the 70th minute, Fati succeeds in scoring, but an offside is declared.

In the 74th minute, Hapinha’s cross and Fati try to shoot, but offside is declared again, and Lewandowski tries to shoot mid-range in the 78th minute, but Martinez catches the ball.

Valde leads the ball to a shot in the 82nd minute, but Martinez catches the ball and Pique replaces Christensen in the 83rd minute, and heads to the bench with hugs from fellow players and applause from the crowd.

With the end of the game, the score is 2-1, and the opportunity to see Pique wearing Barcelona’s uniform is over.

Picke’s retirement

After the match, Pique received a hanger from his teammates and greeted the fans as he went around the stadium. “There are times in life where you have to put down something precious, when you loved Barcelona, but now it’s time to leave, you’ll come back in the future and this is not goodbye,” Pique said.

He attempted a header in the match and made a mistake in passing, but defender Pique, who was with Puyol and Marquez in the past, is no longer allowed to play at Camp Nou Stadium.

Messi, Chavi, and Iniesta now have only Alba left, and there were many words about the transfer and retirement of Pique, but many fans felt bitter when they left.

Records

Is it because of Pique’s retirement effect? Barcelona will have 27 attempts and 13 valid shots. Among them, only two goals were scored, and Almeria had one effective shot out of four.

The possession and pass gave Barcelona a 7-3 advantage, in which 27 fouls were declared, with Barcelona receiving two yellow cards and Almeria receiving one yellow card.

In the game, Frankie The Yong scored a rating of 8.8, Lewandowski, who missed the PK, received a rating of 6.9, and Pique received a rating of 7.9.

Almeria, on the other hand, received poor ratings and was Barcelona after the successful retirement ceremony of Pique.