Shakira hailed her partner Gerard Pique as "the best centre-back in the world" after the Spain legend helped Barcelona earn an emphatic victory over Real Madrid.
The Blaugrana won 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night thanks to a double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and goals from Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres. The result extended Barca's winning run in La Liga to five games and maintained their undefeated record in 2022.
Xavi has gone a long way to addressing the defensive deficiencies which were commonplace under his predecessor, Ronald Koeman, and his side have conceded just once in their last four top-flight outings. Pique, 35, has been central to this resurgence and has rekindled his best form after a number of troubled seasons at Camp Nou.
