As tensions escalate over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the numerous expressions of support for the Ukrainian country continue to occur, with innumerable, and in great part of the unrecoverable cases, material and human losses. The interweekly semifinal matches of the Copa del Rey were the first and the last one was the Santiago Bernabéu.
Minutes before the start of the game that drew the curtain to this installment of matchday 27, the madridista stadium was dressed in the colors of Ukraine, condemning the act of “military operation” ordered by Vladimir Putin, president of the Kremlin. The fans carried cardboard, flags and all kinds of iconic representation that exhibited the blue and yellow of the nation in the mouth of the whole world while the players left the changing room tunnel to jump onto the pitch.
‘All with Ukraine’, read the huge banner in the stands. The same one that the Real Madrid and Real Sociedad players surrounded together at grass level while wearing white shirts with that motto. Both clubs in their social networks also replicated it in their social networks. The event has also featured a standing ovation of a large majority of the audience Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Luninborn in the Ukrainian city of Krasnhorad and who was visibly moved by the displays of affection motivated by the tragedy that is occurring in his country.
JAVIER GANDUL (JOURNAL AS)