Gerard Pique stars as Stoke City striker Bojan Krkic helps fire Catalonia to victory over Lionel Messi's conquerors Venezuela in friendly Barcelona's Gerard Pique retired from international duty with Spain in 2018 But he is still eligible to play for Catalonia who took on Venezuela on Monday Pique received his tenth cap while Stoke City striker Bojan found the net An 88th-minute winner from Javi Puado secured a 2-1 win in a friendly Catalonia are able to play friendlies but cannot force clubs to release players
By Ap Reporter and Peter Rutzler For Mailonline
Published: 00:27 GMT, 26 March 2019 | Updated: 00:31 GMT, 26 March 2019
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Venezuela followed up their stunning win over Lionel Messi's Argentina by losing to Gerard Pique's Catalonia 2-1 in a friendly on Monday.
Javi Puado scored in the 88th minute to give the hosts the win at Girona's Montilivi Stadium.
Stoke City striker Bojan Krkic opened the scoring on 53 minutes while and Venezuela equalised through Roberto Rosales six minutes later.
Bojan Krkic of Stoke City opened the scoring in the 53rd minute for Catalonia in Girona
