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14.05.2009 14:42

The Champions have arrived

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The team arrived back at the Camp Nou at midday on Thursday escorted by a crowd of waiting fans. On the way, the players drove through the city in bus to salute the fans.

The team spent the night in Valencia after the win against Athletic Club in the Cup Final. This morning (Thursday) the flight back from Valencia was delayed by fog at Barcelona airport and took off some 45 minutes late.

First sight of the Cup

The Air Europa flight bringing back the players, coaches, directors, family members and journalists landed in Barcelona at 1.35 pm. Head coach Pep Guardiola and team captain Carles Puyol were the first to get off the plane carrying the Cup. They were followed by Club president Joan Laporta, technical secretary Txiki Begiristain, second captain Xavi Hernández and the rest of the party, all of whom posed for photos on the tarmac.

By coach to the Camp Nou

The champions immediately boarded a waiting bus which then took them through the streets of the city to show the Cup to the people of Barcelona.

The players arrived at the Camp Nou at 2.35 pm accompanied by hundreds of fans. Here they posed with the Cup and greeted the fans.