体坛英语资讯：Pique in the spotlight ahead of Cup semi-finals
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 7-- <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="final">final</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>.</p><p><span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Espanyol">Espanyol</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Moreno">Moreno</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="tempered">tempered</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="derby">derby</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insulting">insulting</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Shakira">Shakira</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lips">lips</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="shut">shut</span>-<span word="up">up</span>' <span word="gesture">gesture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fury">fury</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Espanyol">Espanyol</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="hurled">hurled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>).</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span> <span word="Javier">Javier</span> <span word="Tebas">Tebas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="LaLiga">LaLiga</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Disciplinary">Disciplinary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="unpunished">unpunished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Josep">Josep</span> <span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Bartomeu">Bartomeu</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="commenting">commenting</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="shut">shut</span>-<span word="up">up</span>' <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="normal">normal</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="silenced">silenced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Nou">Nou</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="Classico">Classico</span>' <span word="in">in</span> 1999.</p>
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