The informed Barcelona defender rises above his marker to thump in a late header with just three minutes remaining to give former Champions deserved victory at the Euro 2016 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Czech Republic in Toulouse.
The Spanish side dominated possession but had to wait until the 87th minutes to make the breakthrough against Petr Cech and a resolute Czech backline, who came into the tournament with the worst defensive record of the teams who qualified.
Sooner, but not too late as Pique was on hand to head home an inswinging cross from the outstanding Andres Iniesta to send Vicente del Bosque’s team joint top of Group D with Croatia.
