Deportes

Barcelonismo woke up this Monday with a bittersweet taste on its lips. Half intoxicated with happiness after celebrating the passage to the sixth consecutive Champions final, half clouded by the tears of Alexia Putellas who may have stepped on the Camp Nou for the last time this Sunday dressed in blaugrana. The culé captain’s contract ends in June and, although she has the possibility to activate the optional year of her contract, her future is farther than close to Barcelona.

Kylian Mbappé’s latest move has exhausted the patience of Real Madrid fans. A large part of the supporters (whose feelings they expressed on social media) did not like his trip to Cagliari (Italy). Despite being injured and doubtful for Sunday’s Clásico, the season has once again been disappointing and without titles, and the forward landed in Madrid, according to images from El Chiringuito, only 12 minutes before the start of the match against Espanyol (0-2). His vacation was interpreted as a lack of commitment.

The Department of Agriculture has asked the Tour de France organization to make a change in the route in the final section of the second stage of this cycling competition to avoid passing through Collserola, an area affected by swine fever. The Generalitat argues that “this is not the first time a route has been changed due to a health crisis.”

They have won five Ballon d’Or awards between them. They are the best in the world. Two icons of FC Barcelona. They are Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí. The first scored a brace in a match filled with tears and hints of farewell. The second returned after a long injury. A fibula fracture that kept her away from her habitat: the pitch, for 154 days. Both midfielders will be in the Oslo final defending the blaugrana jersey in their seventh European final, the sixth in a row. It may be their last together because everything that happened around Alexia had a farewell flavor. There was everything. Goals, bows, tears, and the umpteenth photo of the captain with the trophy and the cheering stands.

The Barcelona title celebration will have to wait. At least until next Sunday. Madrid’s victory in Cornellà against Espanyol prevented the league from having its conclusion already. After the white team’s win, Barcelona maintains an eleven-point lead with four matchdays remaining, that is, twelve points in play. Thus, Hansi Flick’s team only needs to secure a draw against Álvaro Arbeloa’s team in the classic at Spotify Camp Nou.

El Barça will play its sixth consecutive Champions final, where it will face Jonatan Giráldez’s Lyon, after resolving the tie against Bayern with a hard-fought match at Camp Nou. The culé team resolved it early, but made life difficult against a great Bayern with a thrilling finish that pushed the blaugrana to the limit, showing their most human side.

At 30 kilometers into the race, the Frenchman hit the wall

There are matches that cannot be scripted. They start seeming one way and end up being something completely different. The one in Pamplona was heading for a goalless draw and looked like that for a long 80 minutes. But no. The hours before the match contributed to the deception. They influenced the crowd

El Barça won the match in Pamplona almost unintentionally, accumulating a 14-point lead and can be crowned League champion this Sunday. It would happen without playing and passively. The calculations are clear. If Madrid does not win against Espanyol in Cornellà, the League will already be decided. For the third time in four seasons, the leader would take the title at the white-and-blue field, although this time not in a derby and on the field but watching it on television.

Putting Real Madrid to the limit. Arriving at the square watching the match of the Whites against Espanyol from the sidelines, avoiding confinements and unpleasant surprises. That is why Barcelona came to Pamplona: to win and seal Flick’s third League as soon as possible on Lewandowski’s great night, who may be living his last dance as a Blaugrana… or not.