Barcelona celebration on the streets of the city » Cigarettes and ice cream were not missing from the parade + The ostentatious message displayed by Lamine Yamal
Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 11:33 / Updated Tuesday, May 12, 2026 11:34
After winning the title with number 29, with a victory against him real madrid at Camp Nou, score 2-0, the team lot Barcelona brought euphoria to the streets of the city with a parade organized on Monday, where an estimated 700,000 people were present.
The open-top bus celebration was eventful, with several players including Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczesny and Lamine Yamal standing out in a parade that lasted five hours.
PHOTO. Barcelona celebration in the streets of the city
Throughout the route, the atmosphere was spectacular. Families, groups of friends, children and supporters of all ages filled the pavements and streets with 'blaugrana' shirts, scarves and flags. The players responded to the fans by constantly waving, singing and dancing to the soundtrack of the team's songs that accompanied the parade throughout the afternoon, according to espn.com.
The team's two Polish players, Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczesny, had a clear role as protagonists. Seated at the front of the bus, they led the celebration for long periods of time.
Szczesny, in particular, was one of the figures of the parade. The goalkeeper was the center of attention, eating ice cream and smoking from an electronic cigarette. Lewandowski, in addition to giving impromptu interviews to whoever handed him a microphone, was seen waving an “estelada”, the Catalan independence flag.
Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczesny in the middle of the parade / photo: Mundo Deportivo
Lamine Yamal, promise for Barcelona fans
There were also anti-Real Madrid messages, with Lamine Yamal displaying a shirt thrown by a fan in the street, which read, in English, “Thank God, I'm not madridista” (“Thank God, I'm not madridista”). The young player first showed the shirt to Joao Cancelo and soon after he started waving it and dancing with it, generating great excitement inside the team bus.
T-shirt shown by Lamine Yamal / photo: instagram @lamineyamal
During the parade, the young Spanish star spoke to Barcelona's media channels and thanked the supporters who filled the streets to celebrate the title.
“It's unbelievable. The fans are always with us, on the big days and on the not-so-important days. This is the club of our lives. We'll always be here for them. We love them. When you think it's Monday, people in Barcelona have to be at work, but they're still here with us.”said Lamine Yamal.
Asked if in the future a parade will also be organized for winning the Champions League, the Spaniard did not exist to answer: “definitely yes”.
