Gerard Pique has joked that Barcelona’s treble “all started with Kevin Roldan”, the singer at Cristiano Ronaldo’s now-infamous 30th birthday party.
The Catalans held their end-of-season party on Sunday, which was made all the more celebratory in light of their Champions League triumph a day earlier, and the defender could not help but taunt his side’s arch-rivals along the way.
“It all started with Kevin Roldan,” he sarcastically acknowledged during his turn to speak.
Pique also backed Luis Enrique to remain Barca’s Coach next season in the wake of his team’s 3-1 victory over Juventus in Berlin.
“This is the Champions League I’ve most enjoyed winning,” he told Canal+.
“It’s my fourth [triumph] – three with Barca and one with Manchester United. Maybe I enjoy this one more because we went a long time without winning it.
“You get used to winning, and when you go three or four years without winning [a particular trophy], you enjoy it a lot more.
“When you’re young, you dream of many things and want to share them your club, but I never dreamed of this.
“We’re the first club to win two trebles. We’re a unique generation and have many years ahead to achieve more.
“I think everything’s been said already, but Xavi [Hernandez] will leave us with an important legacy of how to play football and how to deal with wins and losses. We’ve learned a lot from him.
“It’s not for me to tell [the club] whether or not [Luis Enrique] should continue, but judging by our celebrations, I’m convinced that he will stay.”
