Catalonia has been one of the Autonomous communities in which the constraints to contain the covid they have been stricter. In fact, the bars were not fully open until just a week ago. Until Friday, October 15, the limitations had marked the day-to-day life of these establishments. Therefore, it is the first Barcelona – Real Madrid with the restoration at full capacity since the health crisis was declared
The last Classic dates from April and was in Madrid. At that time, the bars of Catalonia They couldn’t even open the blind. The game was at 9:00 p.m. and there was a curfew at 10:00 p.m. In addition, the capacity and number of diners per table were very rigid. The result, blinds completely closed and boxes to zero. There was no other option. Looking ahead to Sunday, the outlook is very different.
The bars in Catalonia they are already preparing to vibrate again with a Barça-Madrid as always, with everything full and with a dedicated audience. But the restorers warn that the poor trajectory of the set of Koeman it can influence. After the crisis of the covid, which seems to be coming to an end, the problem now is the team’s departure. Three owners of different bars in Barcelona, where to see Barça It has become a tradition for customers, they agree that the important thing now is for Koeman’s team to win again, to excite and engage the fans.
They will open for the Classic
At the moment, some bars that were closed on Sundays will open for the Classic. It is the case of The black Ovella. It has been many days since the reservations began and, for now, it is aiming very well. Without a doubt, the two victories of the team, against Valencia and DinamoThey have encouraged the fans a bit. Enric Ballabriga, owner, highlights the desire that people have to relive football with friends at the premises.
There is more atmosphere in the premises than in the field
“The atmosphere is special, you have to be here. I think there is more atmosphere in the premises than in the field, because the Camp Nou it is a cold stage “, he affirms Ballabriga. The bar will open at 2.30pm and until people leave. “If he Barça He makes a bad game, in ten minutes the place will be empty “, acknowledges the owner of the Ovella Negra.
If Barça makes a bad game, in ten minutes the place will be empty
Silvia Marcos, from the Taverna of Barcelona, is displayed on the same line as Ballabriga. “In our place the essence is football and the trajectory of the Barça. People are emotionally touched, we need the team to start winning, for the entity to have fewer conflicts. The Barça it is pure feeling. If the team reacts, everything will be reactivated “, affirms the owner. She also hopes to fill the premises, despite the fact that the time is not the most favorable. Looking back, she remembers the last Classic with the blind down. “It seems like it’s already like in another life.”
In our premises the essence is football and the trajectory of Barça does not help much
The Conesa Beer Barcelona is also waiting for the Barcelona show a better version. “The team arrives a little better, it seems that there is more desire, joy … but it is being complicated because every time people come, the team loses and that does not help,” he warns Montse Conesa, owner. In addition, he recognizes that the hours are not good and that there are still many people with some fear of meeting.
Every time people come, the team loses and that doesn’t help
Beyond the team’s march, the Classic Sunday will be normal. Only the masks will show that the pandemic is still going on. But Camp Nou and the bars may be one hundred percent.
