Barcelona star suffers heavy FALL on party bus roof during LaLiga title celebrations – and takes a Man City target down with him!
A Barcelona star took a tumble on the roof of the club’s party bus during their LaLiga title trophy parade on Friday night.
Inigo Martinez slipped from a ledge and managed to drag Manchester City target Dani Olmo with him.
Barca celebrated reclaiming the title from Real Madrid in front of 670,000 fans during their festivities in the city streets on Friday.
It is not yet clear if the pair were hurt but fortunately they fell back into the interior of the bus as opposed to off the edge.
Martinez, 34, has since posted a joyful recount of the day on Instagram in a series of photos and videos, with no mention of his accident.
The defender was shirtless and had been waving his scarf around like a showman moments before he lost his footing as he tried to descend from the platform.
A Barcelona star suffered a fall during the club’s trophy parade on Friday night
Inigo Martinez lost his feeling as the bus took off and he slipped off a ledge into the interior
Barca confirmed their league title, and indeed a domestic treble, at the home of their city rivals Espanyol on Thursday with a 2-0 win.
Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez were on the scoresheet at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat as they reached an unassailable lead over Madrid.
Oddly, La Blaugrana have actually had the title confirmed at Espanyol’s ground more times this century than they have had at their own.
It capped off a stellar first season in the dugout for Hansi Flick, who has also brought home the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup.
His men were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals in that breathless 7-6 tie by Inter Milan, but they’ll have plenty of confidence for the future.
Flick once won six trophies in a nine-month period at Bayern Munich, including the Champions League.
In fact, he only managed 86 games with the German giants but still lifted seven trophies, so if there’s one thing he’s used to, it’s winning.
Barcelona are good value for their success this campaign, having scored 97 in the league and 167 in 58 games in all competitions.
Martinez, 34, was living it up on the party bus at the parade attended by 670,000 supporters
The man who fell with him, Dani Olmo, has been a target forPep Guardiola’s Manchester City
This season has been marked by the true breakout of Lamine Yamal, who became a regular last season but has excelled this time around.
The 17-year-old has bagged 17 goals and assisted 21 in all competitions to put himself in contention for the Ballon d’Or.
His performance in the first leg against Inter Milan, in which he scored once but could have had a few, will go down as one of the most memorable in recent years for his fearlessness and skill.
Robert Lewandowski has continued to be prolific with 40 goals at the age of 36.
Former Leeds star Raphinha, meanwhile, has also been instrumental, with 34 goals and 22 assists.
Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who came out of retirement as cover for Marc-Andre ter Stegen, has played a big part.
