Pique reveals how he learned Iniesta was leaving Barça

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique took part in Friday's instituional goodbye to Andres Iniesta at Camp Nou. 

Curiously, he asked Iniesta for permission before revealing a conversation they had on April 9, the day before Barça were beaten by Roma and knocked out of the Champions League. 

"[Iniesta] told me, 'if there's no debacle tomorrow, I will reveal my future after the game...' We all know what then happened in Roma," Pique said. 

"It hit me at that moment because I thought we would have him with us for more time. But it's his decision and we have to respect it. 

"Iniesta is an example of what La Masia means, of players that have come from outside [Catalonia] and have developed here as players and as people."