Football - Chelsea v Maccabi Tel-Aviv - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group G - Stamford Bridge, London, England - 16/9/15 Cesc Fabregas celebrates after scoring the fourth goal for Chelsea Reuters / Stefan Wermuth Livepic
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique has hailed Cesc Fabregas as a "pioneer" among players from the Iberian nation with the Chelsea midfielder poised to win his 100th cap for La Roja.
Fabregas, now 28, became one of Spain's most successful exports when he left Barca aged 16 to join Arsenal and Pique said he had been a model for those who followed him to England.
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