According to reports, the final whistle at RCDE Stadium overshadowed Barcelona’s La Liga victory. Although anything could have happened during the 90 minutes, the post-match celebration was not without controversy. The tension had already started before the final whistle with a verbal and physical altercation between Gavi and Perr Mía when the score was 2-0 in Barcelona’s favor. Several players intervened to separate them, but it was too late. The spark had been ignited, and now controlling the two historic rivals was impossible.

The final whistle only heightened the drama, with TV cameras capturing more moments than during the game itself. Lamine Yamal was the first to head straight to the locker room, as if the title meant nothing to him and wasn’t worth celebrating. On the other side, Hans-Dieter Flick aggressively urged his players to leave the pitch quickly to prevent the situation from escalating.

A push that ignited everything
The climax of the incident was Baldé pushing Perr Mía. The Espanyol player fell to the ground amidst the chaos. While Barcelona players were celebrating their title on the grass, the Espanyol player approached them, and Baldé pushed him away. Immediately afterward, the stadium sprinklers were activated—a scene eerily reminiscent of a similar incident at Camp Nou after José Mourinho’s Inter Milan eliminated Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals.

However, what was supposed to ruin Barcelona’s celebration turned into an even bigger party. The Barça players danced and celebrated under the artificial rain, like Formula 1 drivers spraying champagne, and eventually celebrated their title in the locker room.

But the negative moment came before these incidents. Fermín López’s outburst, which was undoubtedly unpleasant for Espanyol fans, insulted the rival supporters.

The most important and professional reaction was Hans-Dieter Flick’s. The German Barcelona coach shouted and even pushed his players to guide them off the pitch to avoid celebrating amidst the chaos. After the match, Flick told reporters: “I know what happened two years ago, and we wanted to leave the pitch to celebrate the title in our locker room.”