Winners for the Prestigious Spotify Camp Nou Awards Announced

Winners for the Prestigious Spotify Camp Nou Awards Announced

Ero Samson
updated at May 29, 2023 at 10:45 AM
In this article:
Spanish La Liga logo
SPA La Liga
Spain
Lionel Messi logo
L.Messi
Inter Miami CF logoFArgentina logo
  • Spotify Camp Nou hosted its final game on Sunday after 66 years
  • Barcelona fans around the world were asked to vote their best moments in respective awards categories
  • The awards winners per categories were announced before kickoff against Mallorca

Following an eventful 2022/23 season, Spotify Camp Nou hosted its final game on Sunday after 66 years.

In order to honour and relive the memories at the stadium, fans from all over the world were required to choose the best goal, game, mosaic, celebration and moment from the stadium's long history before it takes a pause for refurbishment after Sunday's game.

Barcelona, La Liga, UEFA Champions League,World
Spotify Camp Nou hosted its final game on Sunday after 66 years. Image: Joan Valls.
Source: Getty Images

The League winners, Barcelona, entertained a high-spirited Mallorca in La Liga, before closing for refurbishment with the first team moving to play from next season at Montjuïc.

To celebrate the stadium's history, the biggest in Europe, the Club’s website began a series of surveys last Tuesday. According to Barcelona.com, fans worldwide were required to vote for the best game, goal, mosaic, celebration and moment from the 66 years of Spotify Camp Nou.

The winners per category were announced a few hours before the kickoff of the final game at the Camp Nou.

Best goal category

In the 'Best goal' category, Leo Messi's strike from 2007 against Getafe was the winner. His unforgettable run and finish were considered the finest ever scored at Spotify Camp Nou.

Best game category

'Best game' went to the 6-1 win over PSG on 8 March 2017. Barcelona overturned a 4-0 deficit from the first leg in the Champions League to create on one of the most memorable European nights in Spotify Camp Nou history.

Best Mosaic category

The survey on Thursday was for 'Best Mosaic', an award given to the 'Thanks, Johan' that was shown at Spotify Camp Nou on 2 April 206 after the Dutch legend passed away.

Best celebration category

'Best celebration' went to the trio of Messi-Suárez-Neymar and the famous photograph after a goal against Atlético Madrid.

That iconic moment pipped another famous image, that of Messi after the comeback against PSG, the Argentine's first goal for Barcelona against Albacete, and Pizzi's famous celebration in the Copa del Rey against Atlético.

Best moment category

The final award for the 'Best Moment' was all about some of the best memories of Spotify Camp Nou that fans had posted on social networks, and the winner was the men's and women's teams parading their trophies won in the 2022/23 season when they departed from the stadium on two open top buses through the city centre streets.

The Barcelona women’s team 2022/23 season remains one of the best in the history of women’s football according to Forbes.

Barcelona’s La Liga prize money

Barcelona’s investment last summer has seen the Catalan club return to the top of Spanish football again after emerging as La Liga champions this season.

Earlier Sports Brief reported that no cash prize is awarded to the league champion in Spain, but they are rewarded with increased television revenue.

Barcelona will earn approximately €91.6 million from TV rights for winning La Liga, compared to the €85.07 mil earned by the second-place team.

Authors
Ero Samson photo
Ero Samson
Samson Ero is a sports journalist with a track record of over five years in the Nigerian media industry. He graduated from Nigerian Institute of Journalism (2021-2023).
Tags
World