After the unexpected and recent announcement of the departure of Gerard Pique, The 35-year-old Catalan centre-back’s last game as a professional footballer will take place this Saturday at Spotify Camp Nou in matchday 13 of La Liga against Almería.
The reaction caused by the news will undoubtedly make this meeting one of the most popular, despite the fact that it is not the main contender. Where can you watch the match?
In the United States, the clash between Barcelona and Almeria can be seen live from 4:00 p.m. via ESPN+.. In Canada, it will be rebroadcast on TSN Direct. In South America, Central America and the Caribbean, it will be shown live on the following TV channels: Star+, ESPN 3, Tigo Sports, Tigo, ViX and SKY Sports.
Argentina – 5 p.m. Star+, ESPN
Bolivia – 4 p.m. Star+, ESPN
Brazil – 17:00 Star+
Canada – 16:00 TSN Direct
Chile – 4 p.m. Star+, ESPN
Colombia – 15:00 Star+, ESPN
Costa Rica – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
Ecuador -15:00 Star+, ESPN
Savior – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
USA – 13:00 – 16:00 ESPN+, ESPN Sports
Guatemala – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
Honduras – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
Mexico – 15:00 SKY Sport
Nicaragua – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
Panama – 14:00 ViX, Tigo, SKY Sports (504-546)
Peru – 15:00 Star+, ESPN
Dominican Republic – 16:00 SKY Sports (504-546)
Uruguay – 5 p.m. Star+, ESPN
Venezuela – 4 p.m. Star+, ESPN
Why is Pique retiring?
After winning the 2015 championship recent seasons of FC Barcelona have been declining both in terms of performance and productivity. Poor results and constant humiliation in Europe caused tension at the club.
Multi-million dollar sums have been spent off the board on signings that have not worked out, and up to three coaches have been hired who have not yet been able to stop the free fall. To all this we need to add the departure of Leo Messi and high salaries in a club economy that has been hit by billionaire debt.
Gerard Piqué was one of the best players on the team, although he delayed and reduced his payouts several times for the sake of the institution’s well-being. His athletic performance also began to decline in some games and this caused public opinion to point sharply at him. In addition, several opportunities provided by DT Javi Hernandez and various conflict rumors between them.
In the 2020-2021 season, the central defender played only 23 matches, as injuries took their toll. In the 2021/2022 season, he took part in 40 games in which he did not stand out as much as before. Now in the current campaign (2022-2023) he has nine games. From tomorrow it will be the tenth and last.
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Source: La Opinion
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