Gerard Piqué was sent off for throwing his boot at the Sporting Gijon utility man during Barcelona 's 2011-12 season .
On 3 March , Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón with a 3–1 score despite playing with 10 men for more than half-an-hour after Gerard Piqué was sent off for throwing his boot at the Sporting Gijon kit man at the start of the 2nd half .