With the Canaletas fountain, an iconic venue for celebrating Barcelona fans, completely fenced and closed due to renovation works on La Rambla for months, the fans improvised. They filled the streets of Barcelona, but they did not go far from the source. A few meters from it, connecting with the beginning of the legendary Barcelona promenade, thousands of Barça fans, mostly groups of young people, gathered in Plaça Catalunya —surrounded by Mossos d’Esquadra vans—. The square was dyed blue.
With the final whistle of the match came the first shouts, firecrackers and chants, with fans dressed in scarves and T-shirts arriving quickly, grouping together and forming a large group that went around and around the square, making more and more noise. Meanwhile, the big party was at the Spotify Camp Nou, which had already broken out after Barça’s second goal by Ferran Torres. , those fans of the 62,213 present who wanted more began their pilgrimage from the stadium to Plaça Catalunya.
There the density of people did not stop increasing; also the decibels. Barcelona City Council has already made a call not to go to Canaletas, and developed a specific device for the Urban Police and the Mossos to ensure the safety of concentrations in nearby places. After circling the square, the party settled in the center despite the four drops of rain that fell at some point during the night. Between Barça flares constantly filling the place with smoke, mythical chants of Barça and Catalonia, there were also a few curious tourists coming out to watch—and record—Barça’s “characteristic party,” they said.
On the shoulders of their parents, boys and girls. Around them, several spotlights led the way for the party, in which they also remembered Madrid, Arbeloa – with some cones in reference to the coach being used as megaphones – and Vinicius. Also from Leo Messi, who was chanted right after the Argentine star shared the publication of Barcelona champions on his social networks.
Groups and groups continued to appear, with hundreds of flags, including some from Palestine, in the surrounding streets, such as Passeig de Gràcia. The noise did not stop. Others left soon, hurried by the closure of the subway. Even more party awaited them: this Monday afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., it will be the turn of the street, which will start and end at the Camp Nou. The night was long, and so was the celebration.
