His behaviour, however, was criticised by La Liga's president Javier Tebas, who said it provoked Espanyol's fans. Following the incident, the Spanish top flight said from now on it would ask the federation to investigate overzealous celebrations from players. The RFEF criticised Pique's behaviour, but said there was no case to answer.⚽?️♂️ Training with the players available on the Tito Vilanova pitch. Gerard Piqué did specific work with Aleñá of Barça B making up the numbers #fcblive pic.twitter.com/MkyutdyuLm
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"The player's words don't contribute to a model of prudence and don't help consolidate sport as a space exempt from social confrontation," said a statement from the Federation's Competition Committee. Before the game Pique taunted Espanyol's credentials by saying they were from the municipality Cornella and not the city of Barcelona, prompting an angry response from the club and the town hall of Cornella.Pique trains alone as he tries to get over knee problem https://t.co/dAhtg89OKW
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