The most special night of Dani Olmo

It was a very unforgettable day for Daniel Olmo and yours. For all. He is Catalan and he hadn’t played in his country for a long time. Specifically since he left for Zagreb At the age of 16, after finishing his stage as a cadet in the FC Barcelona. It’s been 7 years since then and the striker is already a full international and now lives and plays in Leipzig, Germany.

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During all this time he had not been able to count on one of his main fans: his grandfather Manolo, 93 years old, who for health reasons had not been able to travel far from Terrassa. Yesterday he did not miss the appointment, like when he went to the Ciutat Esportiva del Barça. This time not much farther, in Weather in Cornellàtogether with his wife miracleswho were celebrating 57 years of marriage, and the maternal grandparents, Pepe and Dora. All four were at the RCDE Stadium. And with them, the player’s parents, his godfather Marcyour agent Juanma Lopez and his gang Terrace.

His lifelong friends did not want to miss it. Someone came over the horn, like Albert Villegasformer partner in Terrace when they began to hit the ball and now he plays in Rubí. At 5:00 p.m. he played against the field of Santfeliuenc, 15 minutes from Cornellà-El Prat, and he left shotgunned to arrive on time. Former colleagues from La Masia attended and some even traveled from Mallorca. None of them wanted to fail because they knew it was a very special day for Dani. So up to 45 friends gathered at the stadium.

Olmo He was not a starter, but he got his prize in the second half and went out to give it his all, as usual. The atmosphere in the stands was thunderous, it had marked Ferran Torres after a play he threw Dani and everything indicated that it would be a round night. But with five to go, an unfortunate goal from Albania seemed to ruin the party.

Dedicated to all and to heaven

It was a mirage, because it reappeared Daniel Olmo. as before Georgia O Kosovo. This time it was a friendly match, yes, but for Terrassa it was one of his most special nights. So in the last minute, with the pause that characterizes him inside the area, he armed his leg and sent the ball to the top corner. Hit and win.

Something that he celebrated first with the stands. With his grandparents, with his family, with his friends. And that he ended up dedicating to heaven. For Celestine James, one of his father’s best friends who left in January too soon. Celes, who played with his father and was assistant to Miquel Olmo on the benches, he was like another guy and the one who had given him the first ball. He owed her. Dani I knew he hadn’t missed it either.