Published 16:41 IST, October 13th 2022
Gerard Pique suffers brain-fade moment vs Inter Milan, gets booed by Barca crowd: WATCH
Gerard Pique was involved in a bizarre brain-fade moment during the Barcelona vs Inter Milan, UEFA Champions League 2022-23 match which ended in a 3-3 draw.
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Spanish footballer Gerard Pique is making helines for a bizarre incident that gifted Inter Milan a goal during UEFA Champions League 2022-23 match on Wednesday night between Barcelona and Inter Milan. highly anticipated ended in a 3-3 draw, as Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to barely keep Barcelona alive in Champions League. However, brain fe moment involving Pique became biggest talking point of day.
Barcelona vs Inter Milan: Gerard Pique's costly error
35-year-old me a costly error in 50th minute of match, which resulted in Inter opening ir scoresheet in match. With his hands in air, Pique let ball go over his he after apparently t realizing Nicola Barella was behind him. veteran defender was brutally booed by some fans at Camp u and was later criticized heavily by fans on social media too.
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‘You pay a high price for each error you make’: Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez
As reported by Daily Mail, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez shed his thoughts on brain fe moment after match. Xavi termed it a clear mistake and mitted it could cost m a place in Champions League.“This is Champions League and you pay a high price for each error you make. You need to win, to defend well, to score. We needed to play entire game like we did in first half. That intensity. w it's hard because we are t in control anymore,” Xavi ded.
Barcelona’s fate in Champions League is w in hands of Inter Milan
With draw, Barcelona find mselves placed third in Group C with four points, three behind second-place Inter. Bayern Munich are placed at top of table with 12 points, following its 4-2 win against Viktoria Plzen. If Inter man to win ir next game against Viktoria Plzen, Barcelona will be relegated to UEFA Europa League next season.
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Barcelona’s fate in Champions League w is in hands of Inter Milan, who will face last-place Plzen in Italy, before playing ir last league game against Bayern Munich. If Barcelona fail to qualify for UCL kckouts, it will be first time since 1999 that Camp u-based team will t vance to kckout st in consecutive years. Barcelona face Bayern Munich in ir next league game on October 27.
16:24 IST, October 13th 2022