Although it is a sign of respect and congratulations to the rival, in recent years it has been changing, especially when it comes to the Madrid and Barça. In 2017, the meringues reached the Clásico following winning the Club World Cup, so they expected a good reception from the Blaugranas, but that did not happen.
The director of the Catalans, william lover, argued: “We only do it when we play the same competition, it is not the case.”
Because of that, in 2018, when Barcelona was LaLiga champion, the whites, then led by Zinedine Zidane, they also did not want to make the corridor. The French DT explained in a press conference: “They say that they are not in the competition, but they are in the Champions League. Isn’t it clear there? In the end we, with respect, are not going to do it because they did not do it”.
