La Liga 2016/17: Barcelona 1-0 Granada - 5 Talking Points

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 29:  Lionel Messi (2nd R) of FC Barcelona fights for the ball with Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (R) and Matthieu Saunier (3rd R) of Granada CF during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Granada CF at Camp Nou stadium on October 29, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
Even Messi struggled to break past the Granada defence 

#3 Fantastic atmosphere at Camp Nou as a cause unite the fans

BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 13:  Barcelona fans hold up Pro-Catalan Independence flags prior to the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC at Camp Nou on September 13, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Football games have been their way of protesting

With the capacity of almost 100,000 in the Camp Nou, it is almost always difficult to fill up the stadium. Besides, Barcelona has always had a lot of tourists and overseas fans visiting the Camp Nou rather than a regular group of fans. The stadium is usually pretty average regarding noise, in particular against the weaker teams. With the exceptions of big games like the El Clasico, the fans at Camp Nou aren’t the loudest.

However, this evening, the fans were as loud as ever singing and chanting for their club. It looked like their protest against the President of La Liga for his comments on the ‘bottegate’ incident at the dying moments in Mestalla, and the omission of Luis Enrique had united the fans. The club has openly protested against Javier Tebas in the recent past. The atmosphere created by the fans certainly did intimidate Granada.

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