Spanish Super Cup: Bara's Arab fans: “It's an independence flag, of course we know it”

The big boys wagged the stellar with enthusiasm, a while before Barcelona jumped to warm up in the royal stadium of Jeddah. They are local Barça fans, the only pea in the city. They ensure that almost 3,000 come together to see the classics. It's an independence flag, of course we know, they explain to the Spanish journalist, remaining unanswered when asked if in Saudi Arabia a similar symbol could be worn, claiming the secession of some kingdom territory. One of them snorts, imagining the eccentric case, and its consequences. And another, directly with a half-scared face, Messi, Messi, Bara, Bara shouts. In the group, a colleague sitting there is wearing a scarf of the Spanish team.

They were the most uniformed of a stadium handed over to the Spanish league champion. Messi's departure to the grass caused the madness. I've been waiting to see him live all my life, sighed one of the boys of the famous flag.

The screams of the fans changed to hard whistles when the name of Ernesto Valverde after the starting lineup. They had warned Arab journalists of the mana that the technician from Barcelona has, who is blamed for the dislikes of the past year and the change in the style of play. Near the break, the cameras focused on extremeo on the giant screens and again took the shower. Simeone, despite the poor level his team was giving, was cheered a second later. It was very striking the general criticism of the stands at Valverde, as the filling that s had the semifinal. The little rojiblancos fans appear scattered around the stands.

It was hard to find them in the little Camp Nou that Bara found in Jeddah. A wave of public wave embraces the start, with the rojiblancos suffering much to the constant harassment of their rival. Simeone was desperate in the band, unmotivated as always. No one had shown more interest than the Argentine for the Super Cup. We will grow as a team, he said in the previous one.

Enganchn by Joao Flix and Messi

In the game, during the first part, the attic technician did not know how to get his people to get the head of the area. What matched the most was the hitch that Joao Flix and Messi had on their way to the changing rooms. The Argentine claimed a previous action with Jordi Alba and the young footballer, instead of being intimidated, he faced. The two were a few inches away saying ugly things. The surprising duel caused the irruption of the companions of one and the other, with Savic and, above all, Luis Surez putting peace in his own way. They took yellow paths. Long time no see 10 So irritated with a rival. You will blame the sensation of having let the Atletico escape after 45 minutes of absolute control of the ball and helplessness against Jan Oblak, spectacular in a couple of actions.

Koke's quick goal, in the initial kick-off of the second half, was right to Messi's anger. The unexpected 0-1 completely silenced the stadium, only reactivated when the great fraud raged the tie just a few minutes later. Then I returned the animation to Abadullah Stadium between oys, oys and ays of the Arabic fans of Bara. However, there was still the final disgust, in those ten minutes of madness that gave the pass to the Attic between the finals, another from Piqu that nobody knows why the VAR did not signal and Correa's final goal.