the tears of Alexiafist raised Aitana and the hugs of mapi and engen. When the referee blew the whistle, Barça became an explosion of happiness. They all ran to unite in a huddle and celebrate. The second Champions League is theirs and, after a mentally and physically exhausting game, they deserved a party at the height. to the sound of motomami of Rosalia and CotixCoti from The Tyets, this season’s anthem in the locker room, the blaugranas danced and sang at the top of their lungs.
No one wanted to miss a single detail. With the mobiles raised and some scarf waving in the sky of the Philips Stadiums, they saw how their footballers, one by one, after hanging their gold medal around their necks, were placed on top of the platform. They all waited for Alexia Putellas, who already had the coveted trophy in his hands. She made herself wait, from Turinbut the captain raised her first Champions League as culé captain with pride and a smile from ear to ear.
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when he flew confetti and it sounded’We are the Champions‘ by Queen, the dream came true. The Turin nightmare was over and now a new cycle began. Some, like Geyse Ferreira, they could not contain the emotion and they covered their faces with the culé jacket to hide their tears. Others, like Aitana BonmatiThey took advantage of that moment to send a message to the world. The ’14’ put on a white shirt where you could read: “welcome refugeessave their lives, change your mind.”
The Catalan was one of the most euphoric during the celebration, both on and off the pitch. In the mixed zone she appeared with a scarf tied around her head and a meter and a half box with the Barça shield. “I have found it here,” she said with an infectious laugh. She still doesn’t know what she will do with it, but she is determined to take it back with her to Barcelona. “If the teammates want it, I’ll leave it in the locker room, if I don’t, I’ll keep it,” she said.
Doubly special for Giráldez
For Jonatan Giraldez, this week is the best of his entire life. “Surely it has been. The emotions of the last few weeks with the preparation for the final and with the couple home… My son was born last week. Today we had the youngest person at the stadium, with eight days. There were also my parents and my grandparents, from Galicia, who have come to see me”, the technician recounted excitedly, who will never forget this day.
For Barça to have been able to take the Champions League to Barcelona, the break talk. When the azulgranas have left through the changing room tunnel with a 0-2 against. “The result seemed unfair to me due to the number of chances and game plan. An unusual mistake cost us a goal, but the important thing is not what happens but how you react. We reacted very well, but in a quick attack they put the 0 to 2”, says the technician. “In the first part we were playing good football, we were creating more chances than them. We had to improve a little the positions of Salma and Mariona, also minimize loss situations and be more aggressive without the ball”, he adds.
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With the conjure At halftime, the culés have prevented the Turin script from being repeated. “Conceding two goals has been difficult, but I think the team was generating chances even though they didn’t go in. With the details that Jonatan has commented [en la media parte]we have believed it and with maturity and confidence, we have turned it around. The clear change from last year to this“, account Patri Guijarro, who has been chosen MVP of the final after scoring two goals that have brought Barça back to life.
This, but, is the start of the party. This Sunday, the players will present the title at 6:00 p.m. in the Palace of the Generalitat and in the Barcelona’s town hall in front of a Sant Jaume square that is expected to overflow.