Samuel Umtiti is facing a spell on the sidelines, which makes the Spain defender's terrible form all the more troubling for Ernesto Valverde
Gerard Pique knows better than most that the life of a Barcelona defender is a perilous one.
“You have to make sacrifices here," he mused only this summer, "especially playing at the back.
"Because of the way we play, sometimes you get the blame."
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This is one of those times.
As it stands, no player in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues has made more errors leading to goals this season than Pique (three).