Even before it combusted with those eight magical minutes that gave Barça the victory over Celta (from 0-2 to 3-2), signs had been detected that Montjuïc It had an air of the old and already demolished Camp Nou. It happened against Antwerp. But it was just a symptom. It even happened before Lewandowskiwith the score 1-2, lit the light of Barça’s hope.
But nothing comparable to the flame that was lit after those succession of inexplicable events to explain a triumph connected, as Xavi later admitted, with “the epic, courage and faith”not with good football.
Beginning of an idyll
A triumph that, in reality, certified the beginning of an idyll with Montjuïc that is unknown how long it will last. Nor will this relationship be reliable between the culé fan who lives in that rental house that he has for, at least a year and a halfon top of an Olympic mountain.
The flame has caught on strongly. And with that goal I cancel To achieve 3-2 they emerged stronger. It is not the Camp Nou. Nor does it aspire to be. But in just four games (Cádiz, Betis, Antwerp and Celta) they have woven a special chemistry. “We are changing the mentality and the public, too,” Xavi stressed.
They don’t fit 83,000 followers that on average they attended each game last season at the old culé temple. But it has already gathered a collection of faithful who go up with some frequency to the venue that hosted the Barcelona-92 Olympic Games. And, above all, they feel comfortable, beyond the discomfort of accessing the top of the mountain.
Comfortable and noisy
Comfortable and noisy, as Xavi himself admitted in the last two games. With the Antwerp, where everything started, and with Celta, the definitive beginning of that connection. And where football did not reach, it did reach, as Xavi reiterated several times, “the epic because people continued to encourage and continued to have faith.
That is the flame that burned the sky on Saturday in Montjuïc, a stadium that already has its first big night to remember. A night that almost belongs to the genre of miracle more than football. “This shows the generational change that is being experienced even in society,” said the Barça coach, seeking readings that go beyond purely tactical ones.
“This is a generation that does not give up. In this club, and with a 0-2, the game was considered lost and it was even 0-3”
Victory is not understood from the blackboard but from the skin. “This is a generation that does not give up. In this club, and with a 0-2, “The game was considered lost and it was even 0-3,” Xavi revealed. However, he lost a 3-2, mentally clean as are those young boys and from the house like “Gavi, who symbolizes the comeback, Balde, Lamine, Araujo…”, of old ghosts that distressed the institution.
“It’s a tremendous turning point of winning character. It’s not just about playing football well, it’s about showing character, epic spirit and faith, we also have that.”
“We must rebel against these things, they do not have to be established,” the technician demanded. And the public, even before the team itself, was the one who rebelled. It is not known how many are members, tourists, fans passing through or what status because the club does not provide the list of subscribers who attend each match. But the figure almost always remains stable.
The first day against Cádiz they were 39.603; the second against Betis they attended 45,055 (current record); the third with Antwerp were 40.989 and on Saturday the visit of Celta caused the presence of 43.272 fans. In other words, an average of 42,229 spectators are registered for each game that Barça plays in its provisional home.
“This generation fights to the end, they are young people and from home, it is a inflection point tremendous winning character. It’s not just about playing football well, it’s about bringing out the character, the epic and the faith, we also have that,” Xavi confessed. He didn’t mention Madrid, but it wasn’t necessary either.
2023-09-25 05:59:25
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