The Riazor stadium experienced a magical night in Europe this Wednesday, the only thing missing was the classificationn. On the field, Manuel Pablo’s youth were superior to Dynamo Kiev when there was numerical equality. The young blue and white puppies, who led 2-1 on the scoreboard, managed to get to penalties after enduring an hour with one less player. In the eleven meters his dream ended in a goodbye full of pride that he had another great protagonist: a sports fan who responded like never before despite the fact that the match was played during working hours (7:00 p.m.).
With the first team in the First RFEF, the feat of the homegrown players in their first participation in the youth Champions gathered 20,115 spectators in the Riazor generating an atmosphere reminiscent of the great European nights of the beginning of the century. The number enters squarely in the history of the competition, since it is the second highest in all editions of the Youth League. The first place dates from the 2017-2018 season in which a Krasnodar-Real Madrid match brought together 32,510 spectators.
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The connection between the Blue and White fans and their youth was not limited to Wednesday’s game against Dinamo Kiev. In its premiere at Riazor in the Youth League before the Polish Pogon they met 8,522 viewers, what was already the record in a previous phase. The wave continued to grow and at the next crossing against Maccabi Haifa They met at the Coruñés stadium 12,189 people. Quite an achievement that convert this entry in the sixth highest in the history of a Youth League that has multiplied the illusion of the tireless Coruña fans.