Pique: "Real Madrid's last Champions League title was a miracle and will be forgotten"

In his usual outspoken style, Gerard Pique spoke to Catalan radio station 'RAC1' about Barcelona's current form and his thoughts on Xavi's Barca, which he left a year ago.
"We have to be patient with the project. Xavi knows the club and has learnt the style of play. I can't think of anyone better than Xavi to take this project forward," says the former 'Cule' defender, who has blind faith in his former team-mate.
"They're halfway through the process and, at the end, they'll be able to explain it better. I lived through it for many years: it's incredible to say that we were winning thanks to the referees. Most of the games, we won by crushing our opponents. Sociological Madridism? There are more Real Madrid fans than Barca fans in this country. We'll always be the ones on the sidelines who want to cause a stir," he adds.
In fact, Pique was quick to criticise Carlo Ancelotti's squad as a team that "don't transmit anything": "They'll be there in the Champions League at the decisive moment. But the last Champions League they won was a miracle, and it will not be remembered."
As for a future at Barcelona, it is not yet a goal for the recently retired 36-year-old: "Being president? It's very complex: if you weigh up what you win against what you lose, you always lose. But with what the club has done for me, if I had to help it, I would. I'm not ruling it out, but I don't have it in mind. It's a lot of sacrifice, you put everything into it for the good of the club, without financial gain."