More Than the Score: One Night in Barcelona

More Than the Score: One Night in Barcelona
The stadium at Camp Nou, home of Futbol Club Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Courtesy of Tim Johnson
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As I got closer and closer to the stadium, the blue and garnet builds. First on the platform, then on the subway itself, the team spirit rises with each stop on the L-5 as more and more fans clad in team colors boarded for the short journey west on the blue crosstown line.

Disembarking at Collblanc station, our little train full of the faithful pours into the street, everyone dressed the same, like a river meets the sea.

Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.
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