Gerard Pique pleads for patience after Barcelona are held by Slavia Prague

Gerard Pique pleads for patience after Barcelona are held by Slavia Prague at home in the Champions League

  • Barcelona were held to a goalless stalemate at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night
  • Gerard Pique has pleaded for patience after a difficult week for Barca
  • The La Liga leaders were beaten away at Levante at the weekend

Gerard Pique has asked for patience from supporters after Barcelona were held to a surprise goalless draw by Slavia Prague at the Nou Camp.

La Liga’s leaders were beaten at Levante at the weekend and have struggled to impress despite being on course to defend their title. 

‘I would ask for some patience’, Pique said after Tuesday night’s game.

Gerard Pique has asked for patience from supporters after Barcelona were held at home

‘People expect more from us and we understand it because we are Barca.

‘But we are in it, in improving, especially at the level of the game rather than results, because in the end we are leaders in the keague and Champions League.

‘I remember Luis Enrique’s first year when things didn’t work for the first months and then we ended up winning the treble.’ 

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