“If there was ever a dream scenario for Barcelona to win La Liga, it had to be with victory over Real Madrid. That Sunday’s game came at the end of such a tumultuous week for their Clasico rivals — including the dressing-room fight between Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde — made the prospect even more appealing. Madrid’s problems did not go unnoticed at the Camp Nou. Among the invitees in the VIP seats were World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman and Spanish boxer Sandor Martin. The latter had appeared on local radio stations, ‘analysing’ what happened between Tchouameni and Valverde. Popcorn was handed out to the press — this is not regular club policy — as if to say, ‘Sit back and enjoy the show’. …”
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NYT/ATH: Lamine Yamal and a Palestinian flag at Barcelona’s title celebrations (Video)