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Barcelona’s Spanish defender Gerard Pique attends a press conference at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England on April 9, 2019, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg football match against Manchester United. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Gerard Pique says Barcelona must learn from last season’s Champions League collapse against Roma and be wary of Manchester United’s powers of recovery ahead of Wednesday’s quarter-final clash.

Defender Pique, who was part of the United squad that won the European Cup in 2008 before returning to Catalonia, was on the winning side as Barca beat United in Champions League finals in 2009 and 2011.

Pique won the tournament for a fourth time in 2015 but in each season since, the Spanish league leaders have fallen at the quarter-final stage.

The most painful exit came last year when they blew a 4-1 first leg lead by losing 3-0 to Roma to bow out on away goals.

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Source: Guardian Newspaper