More Than the Score: One Night in BarcelonaAs I got closer and closer to the stadium, the blue and garnet builds. First on the platform, then on the subway itself, the team spirit rises with each stop on the L-5 as more and more fans clad in team colors boarded for the short journey west on the blue cross-town line. Disembarking at Collblanc station, our little train-full of the faithful pours into the street, everyone dressed the same, like a river meets the sea.
(Tim Johnson)
Now, the colors are everywhere—but not exactly how I pictured it. A veteran of many NFL and college football games in America, I expected some sort of a tailgate party. Maybe not barbecues and corn hole, but a large pregame celebration of the team and the occasion. Instead, here, in true Spanish style, the "Cules" gathered all along Travessera de les Corts, in tiny little bars. The roar from each of these tiny establishments rose as I made my way, block by block, closer to that famed stadium. Somewhere in the distance, I heard a drum begin to beat. I was about to experience one of the great traditions in European football....
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