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Griezmann & Pique defend Umtiti after Barcelona boos

Antoine Griezmann and Gerard Pique have both defended Samuel Umtiti after the Frenchman was booed by some Barcelona supporters during the Gamper Trophy on Sunday night.

Umtiti came on after an hour for Ronald Araujo which led some of the fans at the Estadi Johan Cruyff to jeer and whistle.

Pique asked supporters during the match to clap instead of whistle and also addressed the situation in a post-match interview.

He told reporters, “People have every right to express themselves, but whistles don’t help.”

Griezmann also responded with a message of support in a post on Instagram.