"In the morning we went to warm up at the San Paolo, Carlos told me about this stadium, but I, who had played for Barça, said to myself, what's the big deal? Yet when I set foot on that pitch, I felt something magical, something different. In the evening, when the Champions League anthem was played, seeing eighty thousand people booing us, I realised what trouble we were in... I've played a few important matches in my career, but when I heard that roar, it was the first time my legs trembled. Well, that's when I realised that this isn't just a team for them, it's a visceral love, like that between a mother and her child. It was the only time I stayed on the pitch after losing to enjoy the spectacle."
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