UCL: Prediction on club to win trophy

Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has tipped his former club to win the UEFA Champions League trophy this season.

Pique made this known ahead of Friday’s quarterfinal draw.

Pique, who lifted the Champions League trophy three times with Barcelona, also believes the Catalans will face a difficult challenge as all the strong teams are still in the tournament.

Despite this, he was pleased with Barca’s performance against Napoli, which resulted in their qualification for the quarterfinals.

Pique stressed that reaching this stage of the tournament after several years is very significant for the team.

“Barca are five matches away from winning the Champions League. We hope that Barca can win, but it is difficult because all of the strong teams are still present. However, yesterday’s match gave us good impressions,” Pique said (as per Sky Sport Italia via Barca Blaugranes).

“Barca played really well against Napoli and deserved to qualify. Reaching the quarter finals after so many years is very important. Let’s see what happens now.”