Hanging Out with Drunk Barcelona Fans After They Won the Champions League

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Hanging Out with Drunk Barcelona Fans After They Won the Champions League

From the moment the final whistle was blown, they were on one.

This article originally appeared on VICE Spain.

Over the past few seasons, Barcelona has won so much silverware it's almost impossible to remember those bleak years when the Fountain of Canaletes—the city's official "we won, let's go fucking crazy" spot—was basically just gathering cobwebs.

All in all, it's been a pretty decent 12 months for the club, what with them having won almost everything on offer, while their talisman Lionel Messi returned to the terrifying peak of his powers.

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On Saturday, after adding the Champions League trophy to the collection, 50,000 Barcelona fans (and a whole bunch of hammered tourists who just wanted in on the party) descended on the city center. In some ways, people are so used to the team winning that this party has become the official kick-off for the city's summer.

We wanted to see what it was all about so we took a camera out to have a look as Barcelona celebrated yet another win.

See the photos below: