Gerard Pique Brutally Taunts Real Madrid After Shock Copa Del Rey Defeat

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Former Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué jumped astatine nan opportunity to flick nosy astatine Real Madrid complete their Copa del Rey elimination astatine nan hands of second-tier broadside Albacete connected Wednesday.

Madrid parted ways pinch erstwhile head Xabi Alonso earlier this week and put power of nan squad successful nan hands of Álvaro Arbeloa, tying nan erstwhile Castilla leader to a statement pinch runs beyond nan extremity of nan play successful a display of their committedness to their erstwhile correct back.

Unfortunately for Madrid, Arbeloa’s presence connected nan touchline did not lead to an upturn successful shape arsenic his tenure began pinch a 3–2 defeat and a daze exit from nan Copa del Rey successful nan information of 16.

“Good debut for nan caller Madrid,” Piqué teased connected Twitch aft Madrid’s crushing loss.

Piqué’s position arsenic a Barcelona fable explains his willingness to taunt his rivals, but it will not thief easiness tensions which began to brew pinch Arbeloa during their respective playing careers either broadside of nan Clásico divide.

Arbeloa, Piqué Clash Over ‘Lack of Respect’

Piqué (left) has a frosty narration pinch Álvaro Arbeloa. | Timothy Clary/AFP/etty Images

While Arbeloa and Piqué’s respective legacies for Madrid and Barcelona mean a rivalry should not travel arsenic overmuch of a surprise, nan Spanish nationalist squad has agelong endured an uncomfortable hostility erstwhile players for nan country’s top rivals are forced to subordinate forces connected nan world scene.

Indeed, Arbeloa and Piqué played together 38 times for Spain, but they ne'er saw eye-to-eye and nan erstwhile Barcelona prima was criticized successful 2015 for claiming Arbeloa was “not a friend, conscionable personification I know.”

After weighing up a consequence for 4 months, Arbeloa told La Galerna: “I could explicate to nan world why I americium not Piqué’s friend, but possibly he would not beryllium successful a bully measurement if I did that.

“It’s besides existent that I cognize his family, and nan respect I person for them, he does not person for mine. Our families are important. We perceive a batch of claptrap and much aliases little you don’t care, but those adjacent to you suffer.”