US EditionEspanyol Turn on Sprinklers to Dampen Barcelona's La Liga Title Celebrations
- On May 15, 2025, Barcelona secured their 28th La Liga title with a 2-0 win over Espanyol at RCDE Stadium in Barcelona.
- Barcelona’s victory came as Real Madrid could no longer catch them, and Espanyol intended to disrupt celebrations by activating the sprinklers.
- Lamine Yamal opened the scoring with a beautifully curved shot just after the hour mark and later set up Fermín López, who secured the victory with a late goal, while Espanyol finished the match with ten players following a red card.
- Following the final whistle, Espanyol turned on sprinklers to drench Barcelona players and curb celebrations, leading to an on-field altercation despite coach Hansi Flick urging calm.
- Barcelona’s win completed a domestic treble, reaffirmed their status as Spain’s top club, and highlighted tensions in the heated Catalan derby between the two sides.
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Between Sprinklers and Flick's Common Sense: "I Know What Happened and I Wanted the Players to Celebrate It inside."
Sprinklers are a method the sea of rescue to lower tensions. And also, why not say it, to water other parties. The Barça already resorted to them in 2010, in a...
Espanyol turn on sprinklers to dampen Barcelona's La Liga title celebrations
Barcelona’s heroes got soaked as they celebrated their La Liga title (Picture: Getty) Espanyol did their very best to dampen and disrupt Barcelona’s celebrations after Hansi Flick’s men defeated their bitter rivals to secure a 28th La Liga title. Barca entered tonight’s contest knowing victory would secure an unassailable lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table – and Lamine Yamal was once again the star of the show, inspiring his side to a…
Fuming Espanyol turn sprinklers on as Barcelona celebrate title at fierce rivals
ESPNAYOL soaked Barcelona stars celebrating their LaLiga title by turning on the sprinklers. Goals from Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez saw them beat their bitter Catalan rivals 2-0 and they can no longer be caught by Real Madrid. GettyLamine Yamal scored to wrap up the league title for Barca[/caption] AFPThere was an altercation between celebrating Barca stars and Espanyol[/caption] Shutterstock EditorialThe sprinklers were turned on to get Barca…
Barcelona star responds to Espanyol turning on sprinklers during title celebrations »
Barcelona star Gavi provided a brilliant response, when drawn on the efforts of those behind the scenes at rivals Espanyol to dampen the club’s La Read More The post Barcelona star responds to Espanyol turning on sprinklers during title celebrations appeared first on .
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