Last goodbye of a myth

Bartomeu, in the Memorial: "The football is impossible to understand without Cruyff"

Published:26/03/2016 - 10:39h

Updated:26/03/2016 - 12:44h

The president of the FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, opened the Memorial devoted to the Dutch myth Johan Cruyff with some moving words. Bartomeu made a brief speech in memory of Johan in the Camp Nou

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The president of the FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, went the attendant to open the Memorial Johan Cruyff that the Barça will make this Saturday 26 March 2016 in honour of the that was player, trainer and myth of the entity. With a brief but moving speech, Bartomeu left clear the importance of Cruyff in the Barça current and in the modern football, which affirms the president "revolutionised".

"Johan revolutionised the world of the football and of the Barça, also by his way to express . It is impossible to understand the current football without him. It is and it will keep on being the big referent for the culés. They will be four sad days and of pain", said the maximum mandator of the group blaugrana after being several minutes in silence in front of the photography of the eternal fourteen.

Later, Bartomeu recognised the difficulty of these days for the barcelonismo in front of the course of one of his referents in all the history. "They are some very sad days for the barcelonismo and the football. In accordance with the family the space will be opened until the Tuesday so that all the world have a space to surrender a last homage to the teacher. They are difficult moments but the samples of support do them in the Camp Nou and all the world will be welcome. All will deliver to the family of Johan so that they seat the heat and the esteem of all the barcelonistas", had to well say.

Several personalities were appearing during this Saturday to honour the memory of the myth culé. Between these, the ex president of the FC Barcelona Joan Laporta and the president of the Government of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, that showed his condolencias in front of the media.

The previous day the fans blaugrana already made his spontaneous homage in front of the figure of Ladislao Kubala, to the outskirts of the stadium. There they were depositing flowers, the T-shirt of Johan, Catalan flags and of the Barça as well as the mythical "suck-chups" that Cruyff accustomed to eat during his parties like trainer.

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