The reunion between Luís Figo and Barcelona supporters rekindled old wounds. The former Portuguese manager returned to Catalonia last Wednesday, representing UEFA, to watch the game between Barça and PSG, to tell for the Champions League group stage.
However, the former player’s presence in the countertops of the Lluis Company Olympic was received with strong insults and boos, with many supporters classifying their return as “a provocation of UEFA.” In a video released on social networks, you hear Barça adherents shouting that I fig it “is not welcome” and insult it with offensive songs: “This Portuguese, son of P ***”.
Despite the hostility, President Joan Laporta had guaranteed that the former Craze would be “received with all the respect he deserves.” Even so, the reaction in the benches showed that the transfer of 2000, when Figo exchanged Barcelona for rival Real Madrid for 60 million euros, remains one of the biggest betrayals in Spanish football history.
Now 52, Figo maintained his serenity and reacted diplomatically, stating that “it is always a pleasure to return to Barcelona” and noting that both Barça and PSG “are favorites to win the competition.” To Movistar+, he also commented on the duel between Lamine Yamal and Nuno Mendes, referring to both as “two of the best players in the world in his positions.”
