CAMP NOU

Ken in Camp Nou

We started out tonight planning on finding the best Paella in town but as we walked up to the diagonal to pick up the metro for town we felt we were swimming up against the current. There was a horde of folks walking and quickly down towards Camp Nou.

Couple of guys were sitting at an outside table sucking on beers so I went over and asked did they speak English. Funny they could have been scousers, one, with a shaved head and a butterfly band aid at the corner of his eye and the other looked like his back up. They perked right up and said "A little" so I asked was there a match on. No, the stadium is open, free while they introduce Zlatan Ibrohimovic' they said.

We chatted for a while and concluded that it would be a tragedy if Xabi Alonzo really did got to Real. They thought he was a bigger threat than the gay little Portuguese guy. (Their words)

Well Sharon insisted that we go and see what it's all about so we went back to the hotel and picked up my Liverpool cap and walked down to Camp Nou and joined the throng. There were estimates on TV of 70,000 there. I'd say 50k but that is still a phenomenal crowd just to welcome a new player.

Just to see the new 65 million Euro guy.

Fun crowd and I got on great with them. Walked along one row and got high fives from them all. Could a Liverpool Cap be that good. After all we beat them the last couple of times we played. Lots of good comments about Rafa and Liverpool’s Spanish contingent.

Lots of singing and chanting, like”
Oh le le
Oh la la
Ser del Barca es
El millor que hi ha. (That’s Catalonian for “The very best”)

My fav was:
Madrid, Cabron
Saluda al Campion!

Cabron as I know it means someone who likes (really likes) goats!

Lots of positive energy in the crowd with the wave going and the singing.
The speech making seemed to go on for hours….in fact it did!

This was closer than my shot

Ibrhimovic’ came out and the crowd went wild, a new hero for the club. He’d never done any good against Liverpool or the Champions league for International Milan come to that. We’d beaten them as well.

All in all a fun impromptu night out.

Not to start any rumous at Anfield but I saw this guy there.