After a dominant 2-0 victory over Real Madrid in La Liga’s 35th matchday, Barcelona secured their 29th league title with three games to spare. On the afternoon of May 11, the club kicked off its championship parade from the 13th gate of Camp Nou at 5 p.m., with players and coaching staff boarding two open-top buses.
The streets of Barcelona were packed with an estimated 750,000 fans, who lined the route from Josep Tarradellas Avenue to the Berlin Street intersection, then via Balmes Street into Gran Via. As the buses rolled out at 5:45 p.m., Wojciech Szczęsny and Robert Lewandowski were the first to appear, sitting atop the engine cover, waving to the sea of supporters. Confetti and fireworks filled the air as the crowd erupted in joy.
Raphinha, Ronald Araújo, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Fermín López, and Gavi all joined in the revelry, smiling and shouting back at the fans. The youngest star, 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, was particularly energetic, moving back and forth on the bus to sign autographs. The entire team sang “We Are the Champions,” igniting the atmosphere.
The celebration naturally included jabs at their arch-rivals. Yamal held up a Barcelona jersey emblazoned with the message: “Thank God I’m not a Real Madrid supporter.” A fan tossed a pair of boxing gloves to Yamal, referencing the incident where Aurélien Tchouaméni punched Fede Valverde. Yamal signed the gloves and threw them back. Another fan waved a traffic cone, chanting “Cone, cone!”—a dig at Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa, who has been mocked by his own players with that nickname. Finally, Yamal grabbed the microphone and shouted, “Talk is cheap!”—a direct response to Jude Bellingham’s taunt after Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Barcelona in October.
The five-hour parade wound through the city, with fans celebrating deep into the night. For Barcelona, this was not just a title triumph but a moment to revel in their superiority over their eternal rivals.