By Chris Wright
A Lionel Messi penalty was enough to see Barcelona pip Espanyol in the big derby clash on Saturday, but it was the Espanyol supporters who won the encounter that really matters – for, high in the stands at the Cornella, was unfurled a really rather good banner welcoming fans of their opponents to the city for the first time…
We’re entirely sure it doesn’t need any explanation but, safe to say, Espanyol fans hold Barcelonacorp Inc. and their global hordes of fair-weather, glory-suckling “tourist” fans in the same level of regard as most minor football clubs hold their big, brash, more successful local rivals.
(Photo: @bghayward)