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Luis Enrique warns Pique and Barca stars to control emotions

Luis Enrique has warned his Barcelona players not to let angry after they reacted furiously to their Copa del Rey defeat to Athletic Bilbao, with Gerard Pique reportedly facing a ban over his post-match comments.

Barca left San Mames with a 2-1 defeat in the first-leg fixture, which saw Athletic reduced to nine men in a clash overshadowed by the performance of referee David Fernandez.

Raul Garcia and Ander Iturraspe were shown second-half red cards, but Athletic strike Aritz Aduriz escaped punishment for striking Samuel Umtiti in the throat, while Barca were further enraged when Neymar was denied a certain penalty.