“You came at a very difficult time and we are very grateful. Since your arrival, with your effort, discipline, and attitude, we have grown a lot as a team.” On behalf of the entire squad, Fran Araújo made Robert Lewandowski the protagonist – along with the absent Fermín – of the party that the squad and their partners, the technical staff, and the blaugrana board celebrated yesterday at CBC Beach in Castelldefels to bid farewell to a successful season.
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A recognition and an emotional farewell to the Polish striker, joined by the acting president, Rafa Yuste, and the president-elect, Joan Laporta. “I want to say a few words of thanks to Lewandowski and tell you that you will always be with us,” said Yuste. “You left a great club to come here. For us, it was an extraordinary moment. You will always be part of the crest. Barcelona is your home and we want to see you here soon,” added Laporta.
In his speech, the still president, as he will take office on July 1, also had words for Hansi Flick and the entire squad. “Congratulations and thank you all. It has been a fantastic season. You are building a legendary team, with a last season that was historic, as well as the current one. I want to thank Hansi, the staff, the players, and the board members, among many others, for their effort. We have a group with an extraordinary human level, talent, and great character. Their spirit is the key to success,” he stated.
Yuste, for his part, remembered Fermín and thanked Laporta for the opportunity to preside over the club. “I want to acknowledge Fermín. I also want to highlight friendship, which is a very precious value. My best friend gave me the chance to be president of Barça, and I will never forget it,” he declared.
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About 150 guests attended the party. The first to arrive, always punctual, was the Barcelona coach, who signed autographs at the entrance of the restaurant, decorated with Barcelona colors for the occasion.
The party was missed by the recently operated Fermín, although he was remembered in the speeches
Last season, after the Spanish treble, Barça reserved the Catalina tavern in Gavà Mar, one of the favorite places of the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who will also take advantage of the dinner to say goodbye to his teammates.
There is still one match left, to be played this Saturday at Mestalla, but by Sunday part of the team will already be in World Cup mode, and it was preferable to hold the gathering now and not later, basically because the players will start to be scattered, between days off and training camps. This Wednesday morning, according to ‘Mundo Deportivo,’ the players and technical staff received a luxury watch for winning the League from Laporta and the acting president, Rafael Yuste.
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