Gerard Pique was given a fine send off on Saturday after playing his last game at Camp Nou in Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Almeria.
Pique, who was cheered by fans throughout the game after more than 14 years in Barcelona’s first-team squad, enjoyed a lap of honour at the end of the game and was tossed into the air by his team-mates, as over 92,000 fans stayed back to pay homage to him.
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In an emotional speech to the supporters, he said: “First of all, thanks. To all my teammates, the staff, the people at the gym, the club,” he said.
“To everyone who helps us every day to make everything easier. Thanks to the Board for all these years.
“When you get older, you realise that sometimes to love is to let go. I’m convinced that I’ll be here again in the future.
“A relationship of so much love, so much passion, I think it was time to give each other some space, to give each other some air, and I am convinced that in the future I will be here again. I was born here and I will die here.”
The 35-year-old centre-back, who has won 30 trophies with the club, including three Champions League titles and eight La Ligas, will retire from football after Tuesday’s visit to Osasuna.
The defender won the 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euros with the Spanish national team.
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