Barcelona’s Lewandowski, Pique each despatched off towards Osasuna

Robert Lewandowski and Gerard Pique have been each proven purple playing cards throughout Barcelona’s 2-1 LaLiga win over Osasuna on Tuesday evening.

Lewandowski was handed a second yellow card for a slipshod foul on Osasuna’s David Garcia within the thirtieth minute, whereas Pique, who began from the bench in his final match for the membership, was given a straight purple card for arguing with the referee on the finish of the primary half.

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Barca boss Xavi Hernandez was additionally proven a yellow card in a heated match during which the guests took common subject with calls by referee Jesus Gil Manzano.

Barca trailed Osasuna 1-0 when Lewandowski was despatched off, however regardless of being down a person levelled the rating quickly after half-time by way of Pedri and took the lead with a Raphinha strike to increase their lead in LaLiga to 5 factors over Actual Madrid.

Pique and Barca had been angered by a number of Manzano choices. The referee had turned down appeals for Osasuna’s opening purpose to be dominated out for a foul on Marcos Alonso and later despatched off Lewandowski.

Pique made the shock announcement on Thursday that he was retiring from the membership, however days later vowed he’d be again in a tearful speech following his 616th look for the membership and final match on the Camp Nou on Saturday towards Almeria.

It was Pique’s eleventh purple card of his Barcelona profession, and eighth in LaLiga, and brings the curtain down on his 14 12 months run in Barca’s first group since coming back from Manchester United in 2008.

The purple card for Lewandowski, who will likely be headed to Qatar for World Cup responsibility with Poland, marked simply the second time in his profession he’d been despatched off with the primary approaching Feb. 9, 2013, throughout his time with Borussia Dortmund.