Barça-Valencia goes from a family day to an odyssey between mud and water on Monday night | Relief

The path connecting Plaza de España to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium has become an odyssey. for those few fans (and tourists) who decided to watch the Barcelona-Valencia match live. The photograph was different from the usual one. The stream of fans dwindled to just a few dozen people, bringing their umbrellas and raincoats.

avoiding the puddles and small waterfalls that descend from the stairs leading to the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC). The rain didn’t stop in Barcelona on a day that was not remembered for many years.

Ordinary street vendors exchanged beer, drinks and snacks for umbrellas and raincoats.

although it was impossible not to get wet until we reached the stadium entrances through the various sections that cross the Olympic track, including the dirt area in front of Avinguda del Estadi Avenue. where it became impossible to negotiate in the mud. Bars that were usually open in the stadium area also remained closed.

Already inside The panorama in the prolegomena was discouraging.. Radio colleagues who were in the city. The press boxes explained on their social media that they were full of waterlike lDesks where members of the press take notes and write on their laptops.. The Barça press has made efforts to find a solution and a home for journalists. Water was also found in the internal entrances and even in the box there were problems. In fact, five minutes before kick-off against Valencia, the box was being wiped down with towels. Barça prepared Montjuïc for his arrival this season and partly next, but The ongoing and infamous tornado that hit Barcelona caused chaos.

What was supposed to be a family game Saturday at 2 p.m. It ended up being a nightmare for those present.s, played on Monday at 21:00 due to changes adopted by La Liga and with the worst rainy day of the year in Barcelona, ​​marked by drought but cursed by the fans gathered in Montjuïc or many who took cover backwards. Waiting to find out the exact number of spectators indicated at halftime, The match against Valencia would not only be the lowest-attended match of the season at the Stadio Olimpico, but also one of the worst in Barça’s history. as viewers are counted digitally.

In the stands of the Luis Company, a group of Valencia fans stoically stood, who also had to correct a travel plan that affected the presence of their fans, the only ones who were visibly together in the open area. Only one Montjuic stand is covered.