Hello culers! Barca legend defender Pique poses with his 30 trophies at Camp Nou. In addition, Barça have nine more players named in their respective national teams' World Cup squads. Let's find out!
Your own honor
In 25 years of red and blue, Pique helped Barca win 30 trophies. 3 Champions League, 8 La Liga, 7 Copa del Rey, 3 Club World Cups, 6 Spanish Super Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups.
Pique poses with the 30 trophies at Camp Nou, his last photo as a Barca player. Thank you again for everything he has contributed to Barça! After years of travel, remember to go home often.
The journey begins again
Various national teams have announced their World Cup squads, and Barça has nine more players coming to Qatar with the team. They are De Jong and Memphis, who have been selected for the Dutch team.
Pedri, Garvey, Fathi, Busquets, Ferran, Garcia and Alba selected for the Spanish squad.
Memphis played at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with the Netherlands, contributing two goals and one assist in four appearances. In June, he scored a tie against Huntelaar with this goal to rank second in the Dutch scorer list behind Robin van Persie with 50 goals.
Memphis, one of the Netherlands' main strikers, has made 81 appearances for the team, contributing 42 goals and 30 assists.
De Jong made his international debut in September 2018 and was named the UEFA Nations League Young Player of the Year in 2019. So far, he has made 45 appearances for the Netherlands, contributing 1 goal and 5 assists.
It is hoped that with the help of Barça Double Germany, the Orange Army, which has the label of "uncrowned king", can achieve better results this year.
Busquets is participating in the World Cup for the fourth time, having helped the team win their first Hercules Cup in their history in his debut for Spain in 2010.
As captain of the Spanish team, he has played 139 times for the team, contributing two goals and nine assists, and is still the starting main player for the Matadors.
Alba, who has played in the World Cup twice, is an indispensable part of Spain's backline.
As a defender, his goalscoring ability is also not in the background, and he has made 86 appearances for the team, contributing 10 goals and 19 assists.
Pedri, Phelan , Garvey, Fathi and Garcia have not yet participated in the World Cup, but they have many highlights in the national team.
Pedri excelled at the postponed Euro 2020 tournament, winning the European Championship Young Player of the Year and being named to the European Championship Team of the Year. As a striker, Phelan has scored 13 goals and assisted twice in 30 games for Spain.
Garvey is Spain's youngest player to play and became the youngest scorer in Spain's all-time goal against the Czech Republic in June.
Fathi scored his first international goal against Ukraine in September 2020 and became the youngest scorer in Spanish national team history at the time.
Garcia, who played as a defender, set a single-match record in the UEFA Nations League that season with an average of 133 passes per game against the Czech Republic in June.
They are not only the future of Barça, but also the future of the Spanish team. There are veterans pressing the lineup, there are rookies rising, and I hope this Matador army can create glory again.
Happy birthday
Today is Comte's 24th birthday, happy birthday to him! Having joined this summer, he is already an absolute workhorse in the Red and Blue's defence.
When it is a good time, it is a good time. May Comte suffer fewer injuries and more honors in the future!