The game was over when the FC Barcelona staff had to abruptly break off their rows of rings. They had just danced in a circle before defender Ronald Araújo and coach Xavi Hernández gave the signal to flee. They had just become early Spanish champions for the 27th time. Five game days before the end of the current season, which will go down as a special one in the history of the club, which was founded in 1899. But they completed their triumph in Cornellà, on the pitch of local rivals Espanyol Barcelona. And its fans found the celebrations irreverent: you yourself, second to bottom in the table, are looking into the abyss of the second division. Their reaction: they hunted down the master. Barça’s footballers escaped into the cabin tunnel in time – and only got a glimpse of the security forces keeping Espanyol’s Ultras in check.
FC Barcelona: champions on the run and with a variety of problems – sport
