Barcelona fan ‘gutted’ at missing Newcastle game after going to wrong St James’ Park | Football

A Barcelona fan’s navigation mishap was an surprising ­journey when he arrived on the mistaken St James’ Park on Tuesday for the Champions League recreation, ending up 366 miles from the place his crew have been enjoying.

The Spanish fan, who had travelled from London anticipating to observe Barcelona tackle Newcastle within the first leg of the last-16 tie, as an alternative discovered himself on the turnstiles of third-tier Exeter’s St James Park.

It was solely when he introduced his ticket to workers that the mix-up grew to become obvious however slightly than flip him away, Exeter workers took pity on his plight and supplied him with a ticket for his or her League One match towards Lincoln.

“One among our volunteers got here to the workplace to tell us that this man had turned up anticipating to see FC ­Barcelona,” mentioned Adam Spencer, Exeter’s supporter expertise officer. “His English wasn’t nice, however from what we may collect, he’d come from London.

“My guess is he’d put St James Park in his telephone after which simply adopted the instructions from there. He was fairly gutted and a bit embarrassed. So we sorted him out a ticket and he bought to observe a recreation at the actual St James Park. He’d be welcome again any time.”

Whereas the Barça fan watched Exeter lose 1-0 to the league leaders, Barcelona salvaged a 1-1 attract Newcastle after Lamine Yamal netted a penalty with the ultimate kick within the first leg of the last-16 tie.