Paradoxical misadventure for the Catalan players, who expected a “warm” welcome, but who could never have imagined what was waiting for them
The Editorial Staff Tuesday 16 April 2024, 9.30pm
BARCELONA – What happened in the immediate pre-match of the Champions League match between Barcelona and PSG, valid for the second leg of the quarter-finals, was incredible. The home team bus upon arrival at stadium a Montjuïc he was hit by a heavy barrage of rockets, torches, smoke bombs and stones by groups of wild fans. The paradox is that the assault was the work of the blaugrana ultraswho probably deceived by the thick blanket of smoke, mistook their favorites for the players of PSG.
Champions League, stones thrown at Barcelona bus
First scared, then stunned Barcelona players, who certainly expected a “warm” welcome from their supporters, but who could never have imagined finding themselves at the center of a real assault. The attacker Marc Guiu he is incredulous: “They thought we were from PSG there is no other explanation“. Echoed by the goalkeeper Inaki Pena: “Surely, if they threw stones at us…“.
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