As has happened in recent months in cities such as Buenos Aires, Los Angeles and Jakarta, another international Barça Legends fixture once again stirred strong emotions among the penyes. On this occasion, it was in the South Korean capital, Seoul, where the team of blaugrana legends played a match against Reds Football Club, a team made up of Liverpool FC legends. The event mobilised the Asian penyes, led by the host organisation, Penya Barcelonista de Seúl, joined by members of Penya Blaugrana de Shanghai (China) and Penya Barça de Everest (Nepal). All of them experienced moments of great excitement with the Barça Legends and also took the opportunity to strengthen the “culer” bonds that unite them.
Reception and blaugrana goal fest
Before the match, members of PB Seúl and PB Shanghai had the opportunity to meet the Barça Legends squad. The supporters were able to spend time with major names such as Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Carles Puyol, Jordi Alba, Eric Abidal, Patrick Kluivert, Rivaldo, Bojan Krkic, Deco and Javier Mascherano, among many others. The players thanked the culers for their support and enthusiasm, and the fans enjoyed an unforgettable experience alongside some of their idols.
As for the match itself, the attending supporters’ clubs enjoyed a true blaugrana storm, as the Barça Legends defeated the Liverpool FC legends 8-3, with players such as Steven Gerrard, Sami Hyypiä, Dirk Kuyt, Luis García, Arne Riise and Robbie Keane among their ranks. From the stands of Seoul World Cup Stadium, the members of PB Seúl, PB Shanghai and PB Everest cheered non-stop and celebrated the goals one after another.
Fraternity among Asian penyes
Beyond meeting the Barça Legends, this match in Seoul allowed the three attending supporters’ clubs to interact for the first time. PB Seúl became the perfect host for PB Shanghai and PB Everest, welcoming them warmly and with great hospitality. In this way, the penyes once again showed that, as the Barça anthem says, “Tant se val d’on venim” (“doesn’t matter where we come from”), and that the blaugrana passion creates very special bonds regardless of origin.
