A star striker who currently works for Chelsea has his name engraved on a T-shirt commemorating FC Barcelona’s victory. What is the story?
Barcelona defeated Espanyol on the 15th (Korean time) and confirmed the early championship of the Spanish Primera Liga for the 2022-2023 season. The club inserted the names of the players who contributed to the championship at the bottom of the back of the T-shirt with the words ‘Liga, Champions, 2023’ and pictures of soccer balls and trophies inserted.
Among the names 메이저놀이터such as Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who set the record for the most clean sheets in a single season in La Liga, Robert Lewandowski, who scored the most goals in the league with 21 goals, and Gabi, the divine midfielder, the name that stood out was No. 17 Aubameyang.
Gabonese-born Aubameyang joined Barcelona from Arsenal during the 2021-2022 season. After scoring 11 goals in 17 matches in the second half of La Liga, Aubameyang transferred to Chelsea ahead of the new season due to Barcelona’s financial fair play problems.
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Aubameyang played in one La Liga game in the 2022-2023 season wearing a Barcelona uniform before signing a two-year contract with Chelsea. He came on as a substitute against Rayo Vallecano and played just 8 minutes. The Barcelona club did not forget these 8 minutes and gave Aubameyang a warm welcome by presenting the title of ‘champion’.
Sports media ‘ESPN’ wrote, “Aubameyang is also a La Liga champion.” This is the first time Aubameyang has won the league in his entire career.
Aubameyang is not hiding his affection for Barcelona during his short stay, including visiting Barcelona during the season. He found the official SNS of the Barcelona club and clicked ‘Like’ on the post related to the championship.