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Reaction: Spanish press hails Barcelona ‘legends’

The Spanish press Thursday hailed Barcelona as "legends" for their 6-1 triumph over Paris Saint Germain in which they overcame a four-goal first-leg deficit to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Published: 9 March 2017 09:43 CET
Reaction: Spanish press hails Barcelona 'legends'

The Spanish press Thursday hailed Barcelona as “legends” for their 6-1 triumph over Paris Saint Germain in which they overcame a four-goal first-leg deficit to reach the Champions League
quarter-finals.   

Sports daily Marca called Wednesday's match at Camp Nou a “historic comeback” by Barcelona. The city's Sport daily had a front page headline “You have become legends”.

“Barca delivers its greatest achievement,” said the Mundo Deportivo daily.   

El Pais general daily said such a result was “unprecedented” while El Mundo said “Barcelona pulled off the miracle of a lifetime.”

READ MORE Miracle at the Nou Camp: Barça make history with 6-1 comeback

RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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