The Catalan defender has claimed that the Blaugrana are always under the pressure to perform, due to the high expectations that the people associate with them.
In what was to be one of the most eagerly anticipated ties of the round of the UEFA Champions League last 16, Barcelona and Italian powerhouse AC Milan came head to head in search of progression to the quarter finals of the elite European tournament.
AC Milan hosted the Barcelona side that has been touted as the best football playing team of all times in the first leg of the two match encounter last night.
The Milanese showed what they were capable of as they pulled of a very surprise win over the boys from Nou Camp.
Kevin Prince Boateng and Sulley Ali Muntari proved to be the heroes on the night as Allergi’s masterful tactical plan was superbly executed by his comrades, leading the Red and Black’s to a famous 2-0 first leg victory.
Barcelona as expected possessed the ball for almost 3 quarters of the game but failed to muster a meaningful effort on the opposition’s goal as Abbiati stood waiting between the posts for the entire 90 minutes.
Barcelona’s failure to gain anything out of the first leg in Milan has prompted a lot of questions from the analysts and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique has his own verdict on the matter.
The former Manchester United man has stated that the Catalans are always under the pressure of performing as people want 100 percent from them, every time they take to the field. Pique also claimed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are not as good as people think they are.
Pique also commented on the goings of the match.
"Referees can make mistakes sometimes but there are no excuses, not the referee, not the pitch, nothing.
"We had the match under control in the first half but we didn't play well in the second.
"We fell apart after they scored the opener, it was out of control."
"It's a very bad result. When they scored their first goal we lost focus.
"We have to improve, learn and wait for the return leg at the Camp Nou to qualify. Maybe we're not as good as everyone said."
The return leg will be played in a fortnights time at Barcelona’s famous home ground, Camp Nou, and the Catalans have a real task at their hands to turn over the deficit in order to materialise progression to the last 8.
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