Barcelona Femini players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Champions League final against Lyon at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao on May 25. — AFP
A LITTLE more than an hour before the game begins, the gates outside the Johan Cruyff Stadium swing open and 1,000 or so fans rush inside.
Some scurry to the turnstiles. Others wait patiently at the merchandise stalls, eager to buy a jersey, a scarf, a commemorative trinket.
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