Barcelona's Lamine Yamal waves Palestinian flag at La Liga title parade
The 18-year-old displayed the flag during the team's open-top bus celebration after winning their second consecutive Spanish league title.
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Barcelona celebrated their La Liga championship on Monday with an open-top bus parade through the streets of the Catalan capital, drawing tens of thousands of fans. The newly crowned Spanish champions had secured the title hours earlier with a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid in El Clasico.
During the parade, 18-year-old Barcelona player Lamine Yamal held and waved a large Palestinian flag from the bus as the team interacted with supporters lining the streets. The gesture added a political and symbolic dimension to the sporting celebrations.
Yamal's action drew widespread attention across social media and news outlets. Fans, activists, and athletes hailed the player as "a very brave boy" for the display of solidarity with Palestine during the title festivities.
The championship marks Barcelona's second consecutive first division league title in Spain. The club's victory over Real Madrid sealed their 29th La Liga title in the club's history.
Images of Yamal waving the Palestinian flag from the open-top bus circulated globally across social media platforms and news agencies during and after the parade.