Mariona has no Ball but it is Gold

Mariona Caldentey He does not usually appear on the podiums of the Ballon d’Or, The Best and other individual awards that recognize the talent, excellence and great quality of a footballer. It won’t be because it doesn’t have an extensive catalog of all of them. He is one of those quiet leaders who thinks about playing, getting better every day and winning. And to win again. What makes him great is that he doesn’t waste a second worrying about whether he’s nominated, awarded, or comes up with any ranking.

He has football in his roots and quality overflows, and against Real Madrid he once again gave a football masterclass. Of versatility by performing perfectly as a false nine and as an interior player, both dropping to receive and finishing. His excellent match against Real Madrid earned him the MVP of the match, a sign that no one has noticed that the current Barça football has passed, among others, through the boots of the great attacker of Felanitx. The Penya Barcelonista of Els Tamarells He vibrated this Sunday with the passes and the great goal of his favorite daughter. And he, smiling as always in the mixed zone, admitted that when he controlled that ball in the area he thought “about scoring a goal, what am I going to think?”

Marion It’s art, it’s football, but above all it’s humility and work. Mariona has no Ball but it is Gold.

And his exhibition, together with the team, took place in the middle of the celebration of Barcelona. 38,707 spectators gathered at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. “We were surprised by the atmosphere that existed at the first whistle and we tried to catch on so that it would give us a push from the start,” admitted Jonatan Giráldez after the match. With performances and activities for adults and youth around the match, Barça’s new stadium hosts a significant number of attendees. In fact, even in the two games of the men’s first team this season there were fewer people than yesterday at the magical mountain. Against Alavés there were 38,133 and against Athletic Club 38,194.

Among those who celebrated the hand of Barça, both in the stadium and from their homes, were Gerard Pique. The former culé footballer, another one of those who enjoy every white defeat, made a short tweet but it warmed up all the madridistas and cheered up the culés. A small hand emoticon indicating the result of the match.

In the box of authorities there are all kinds of representations. With the president Joan Laporta in front and without Florentino Perez with him, – Madrid represented its General Director, Ana Rossell– featured the presence of Montse ToméSpanish coach, also of Michele Kang and Vincent Ponsotowner and CEO respectively of women’s Olympique de Lyon, one of FC Barcelona’s main rivals on the European scene and in the fight for the Champions League.