SPECTACULAR FAREWELL To INIESTA

"Thank you Infinite, Iniesta": Like this it was the homage to the myth of the Barça

Published:19/05/2018 - 01:29h

Updated:19/05/2018 - 02:46h

The moving word remains short to describe the act of farewell to Andrés Iniesta that it lived this Friday at night in the Camp Nou, with the assistance of more than 300 people to give the best goodbye possible to a legend of the FC Barcelona

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Intense and sense, what less, went the homage received this Friday at night by Andrés Iniesta in the Camp Nou. It improvised a stage and Andrés Iniesta, surrounded of all the trophies that has been able to conquer with the first team of the FC Barcelona, was homenajeado by his mates, ex mates, technicians, ex trainers, directors, family and friends, in an act directed by Jordi Évole.

The presenter contributed some touch comics and drove to perfection an act of farewell that had of everything: tears, so much of Iniesta as of his familiar more direct and also of Xavi Hernández, big fellow of Iniesta and his best ally during the a lot of years in which they coincided together on the lawn of the Barcelona sanctuary.

The barcelonismo and a selecta representation of the Spanish football assisted to the act-official homage of the club to the captain, and the president Josep Maria Bartomeu took advantage of to remember that "it is not a goodbye, is a 'until prompt'", taking into account that it foresees that Iniesta return to the club to occupy some charge in the sportive or institutional plot once have concluded his bracket abroad.

Mates and old friends of changing room like Samuel Eto'or, Xavi, Busquets, Hammered and Alba, that showed complicity at all times with the manchego, participated actively with his statements to the hour to give the "infinite Graces" to Andrés Iniesta, in a clear wink to the text of the mosaic –"Infinit Iniesta"– that lucirá the Camp Nou this Sunday in the party in front of the Real Sociedad, in which it will be the definite farewell of Iniesta in front of the fans barcelonista in a field that will be to rebosar.

Before Tow finalised the act and that the club gave to Iniesta a T-shirt with all the titles attained, Iniesta closed the act with a speech felt, and impregnated of intense silences, in which it gave the graces and agreed of mates, familiar and fans. "What fast have happened these 22 years, came being a boy and go me being a man and with a wonderful family. No it would occur me speak of titles, only of gratitude", went the words that pronounced Andrés to start with the speech.

Andrés Iniesta, tears of champion

Also it received a video-homage in which tens of legends of the international football wanted to give the goodbye to Iniesta, recognising the unanimous admiration to his career and the football that has showed during all these years. 

Rijkaard, Deco, Pedrito, Marc Bartra, Javi Matínez, Valdés, Nadal, Marc Bartra, Larsson, Neymar, Boxes, Capdevila, rafa Márquez, Thiago Alcántara, Abidal Lopetegui, Lineker, Go Gaal, Touré Yaya, Rijkaard, Mascherano, Ronaldinho, Heynckes, Tata Martino, Of the Forest, Cocu, Luis Enrique, Eto'or, Xabi Alonso, Joaquín, Capello, Guardiola, Xavi or Puyol were some of the ex players, players and trainers that devoted him messages. Iniesta, of course, finish with tears in the eyes. Tears of champion.

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