An embarrassing incident happened for a Barcelona fan after he walked into the wrong stadium in England while trying to watch his team play. Champions League Tuesday night. The supporter wanted to watch Barcelona’s match against Newcastle at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, but unexpectedly came to Exeter, nearly 600 kilometers away, where there is also a stadium called St. James’ Park. As a result, he missed Lamine Yamar’s late goal to draw Barcelona 1-1.Instead of a Champions League match, the fan attended a third-tier English League match between Exeter City and Lincoln City, which Lincoln won 1-0. The bewildered supporter, who had apparently traveled from London, followed the instructions on his phone without realizing he was in the wrong city.When the fan arrived to watch the Barcelona game, Exeter City staff quickly realized something was wrong. The club’s Fan Experience Officer Adam Spencer explained how they are dealing with this unusual situation. “One of our volunteers came to the office and told us that this man came to see FC Barcelona,” he said.Spencer added that the fan’s limited English made it a bit difficult to understand what was going on, but it was clear he simply searched for “St James’ Park” on his phone and followed the instructions. “His English isn’t very good but as far as we know he’s from London. My guess is he puts St James’ Park into his phone and follows the instructions there.”The supporter was understandably disappointed when he realized his mistake. “He was very frustrated and a bit embarrassed. So, we arranged for him to get a ticket and he could go to a game at the real St. James’ Park. He would be welcome back at any time,” Spencer said.Despite missing the Barcelona game, this fan experienced an unexpected night of English football.
