Smiles and tears on the last day of the Camp Nou

66 years ago the work of the architect Francis Medium hosted the first football function, a Barça against the Polish team that ended 4-2. A stadium that since then has served as a stage for the entertainment of many generations, has inspired countless childhood dreams, has served as glue for the bond between parents and children, has created and strengthened friendships and has made many people feel very alive. He Camp Nou has served as a muse for sociological-sports treatises that delve into all of this.

Above all, the Camp Nou has seen countless footballers parade since 1957: outstanding, excellent and mediocre. Also a few packages, that your emotions have aroused. And games to forget and to remember. The one this Sunday against Mallorca corresponds to that of the seconds, of those who enter the annals of history. It was not in vain that he said goodbye to the work of Means waiting to return hand in hand with friends of limak.

It was a worthy see you later in football (3-0) and throbbing in the environment. The stands were filled with supporters who responded to the club’s call to dress as a blaugrana. There was a soundtrack for the occasion with a desire to strike a chord. A party scenery with folkloric picks. And speeches that seemed to summon a faint melancholy, particularly when saying goodbye to two giants who have worn the Barcelona shirt, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, convincing with the ball in their boots and managed yesterday with the microphone in hand.

enthusiasm for flag

“It has been a pride to wear this shirt. Today professionally has been the happiest day of my life and I want to remember a special person who signed me in 2012: Tito Vilanova”, said Alba after the game, who had been substituted with 11 minutes to go. As soon as he saw the number 18, tears came to his eyes. And he hugged everyone. And the Camp Nou chanted his name like never before.

“Since I was little I dreamed of being able to play one day in this stadium to which today we give a full stop. The feeling of being the best club in the world will never be taken away from me”, Busquets proclaimed, more whole, smiling, enjoying every moment of his farewell. In both cases, the effervescent social mass rose to its feet to celebrate two tremendous races. This is an uncritical Camp Nou that has raised the flag of enthusiasm. This Sunday he did it for a good cause. To know how it will be in Montjuïc.

Melancholy appeared in the closing ceremony and, as in recent times, with the song in favor of Leo Messi in minute 10. The affection and institutional uncertainty or salary obscenity. A complex dilemma that the Rosario cannot yet contemplate if Barça does not send him a serious offer. For the moment, this Sunday he already set foot on Montjuïc, but not to play but for Coldplay’s fourth and last concert in the city.

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They did not make an unforgettable game for either of them. The appointment against Mallorca was too placid to require extra effort. Instead, it stood out Ansu FatAnd who knows if he also played his last match listening to the encouragement of the Barca ‘gente’. It will always be remembered that Eulogio Martinez marked the first goal in the history of the Camp Nou and that Ansu Fati scored two on the last day but the climax corresponded to Gavi. A message from the future.

Confetti and fireworks finished off the pre-excavator party. It’s a year and a half hard. Hopefully.


2023-05-28 19:58:19
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