After their rivals shunned a guard of honour, the Barcelona defender and his club found a novel way to pat themselves on the back
Gerard Pique said he asked Barcelona's staff to provide a guard of honour after bitter rivals Real Madrid refused.
There were no surprises as Madrid carried out their intention of refusing to honour unbeaten LaLiga champions Barca prior to Sunday's entertaining 2-2 draw at Camp Nou.
Zinedine Zidane's men shunned the pre-match guard of honour – known as a 'pasillo' in Spain – after Barca's snub following Madrid's Club World Cup triumph in December.