No Messi, No Problem: 5 Takeaways from Barcelona's El Clasico win without Lionel Messi

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga

#3 Pique's Mr. Everywhere gameplay

Most of the times we see him at the back but there are times as well when we can see him go up. Gerard Pique has this mentality that he can defend well for his side as well as provide a huge option up front. He did prove he's also a threat in the attack against his favourite enemy, Real Madrid.

On the 43rd minute, the defender went up during a counter-attack where Suarez got the ball on the right side of the pitch then swung a cross towards him. Although Pique met the ball with his head, it didn't go towards the goal but was still enough to threaten Real.

Though he and Barcelona conceded a goal from Marcelo, it was still a monumental game for them especially for Pique who always finds a way to take a crack at Real Madrid. Back in 2010, Pique showed La Manita as they one five goals to nil against their archnemesis. This year, he showed them La Manita once again, letting the fans know they humiliated Madrid again.

Only fate knows when will we see Pique shows La Manita the third time but the emphatic defender will never be forgotten as a staunch enemy of Los Blancos. A defender by nature but an attacker by choice, Valverde did well in allowing this man to roam around the pitch.

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