Gerard Pique's best-ever team-mates, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have announced his retirement.
GERARD PIQUE is retiring after an 18-year career that included 25 major honors.
The Spanish defender lifted the World Cup as the pinnacle in 2010 and followed it up with the Euros two years later.
Gerard Pique will bid an emotional farewell to Barcelona on Saturday.
He has been a mainstay in the Barcelona team for 14 seasons, having returned to the Nou Camp after a brief stint at Manchester United.
But, having played in one of Sir Alex Ferguson's best teams and being part of a record-breaking era for Barcelona and Spain, Pique has had his fair share of elite teammates.
He spent 46,558 minutes with Sergio Busquets and 65 minutes with Gary Neville.
He announced his retirement this week, saving Barcelona £44 million, and his 616th and final appearance for Barca will be against Almeria on Saturday.
But here is arguably Pique's best XI, and it's not a bad team...
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The former Chelsea manager stood on the sidelines as his Roma team lost another home game.
Jose Mourinho claimed that his Roma side has suffered a string of undeserved defeats this season after the Europa League champions were defeated yet again in the Italian Serie A.
In the Rome derby, the Yellow and Reds suffered a defeat at the hands of city rivals Lazio.
Roma went into the game with confidence after defeating Ludogorets to advance to the Europa League knockout stage.
Meanwhile, Lazio crashed out of the competition, leaving them as the underdogs.
Maurizio Sarri's men, on the other hand, took all three points thanks to a Felipe Anderson strike.
The Brazilian attacker took advantage of a mistake by Roger Ibanez and slotted past Rui Patricio.
It was Roma's second home defeat in as many games, but Mourinho insists the team was unlucky in both games.
After the game against Lazio, the former Chelsea manager admitted that Roma's city rivals were unlucky, but he also admitted that his team did not deserve to win.
Mourinho said after the game, "Roma lost the direct clashes undeservedly." Atalanta won thanks to a goal. Throughout the season, Napoli had the most difficulty in the game. Lazio wins with a half-goal .They are unjust defeats. "There is a lack of quality, but the mental identity is untouchable."
Despite having the majority of the ball, Mourinho's men lacked quality in the final third, prompting speculation that he may enter the market when the transfer window opens in January.
However, Mourinho insists that now is not the time to speculate on whether Roma will spend in January.
"There is no need for us to intervene in the transfer market in January," Mourinho added.
"We need to get our players back." "I don't think Roma will be able to compete again," he added.
Roma will have the opportunity to rebound when they face Torino on Wednesday.
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