< /p> Fans together with football players celebrate winning the title after Sparta's players arrived in Prague from Uherské Hradiště, May 24, 2023, Prague.
Uherské Hradiště/Prague – At night, several dozen fans arrived at the training center in Strahov, Prague, to welcome the Sparta footballers after their return from Uherské Hradiště, where Letenští won their first league title in nine years after a goalless draw with Slovácko in the penultimate round of the expansion. After the “victory” trip by bus from the Moravian city with a stop at a gas station, the players celebrated with supporters for a while through the closed entrance gate to the area and then went to the event at one of the businesses in the metropolis. The celebrations with the fans took place peacefully and without incident.
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The Spartans completed the first wave of celebrations right after the final whistle at the stadium in Uherské Hradiště, where hundreds of fans went directly to the playing field. At approximately 11:00 p.m., the team took the bus back to Prague. Even before leaving, striker Jan Kuchta, who did not play against Slovácko because of a yellow card penalty, got behind the wheel and loudly honked to the rhythm of the victory chants.
During the more than three-hour journey home, the Spartans stopped at a gas station near Brno, where the rioters celebrated. In addition to the championship shouts, Letenští started the “train” in the shop, bought drinks and food and then continued towards their training center in Strahov.
The expedition arrived in the metropolis around half past three in the morning. Around six dozen fans were waiting for the players and the implementation team at the venue, who welcomed the arriving bus with the new champions with flares. The coach drove past the gate of the training center and the players celebrated with the fans for a few minutes over the fence. Together they chanted “Masters” or “So we're the first, so what”. Supporters called out the name of captain Ladislav Krejčí Jr. or the Danish coach of Sparta Brian Priske. The celebrations took place without incidents or police intervention. Some fans stayed in Uherské Hradiště until the morning, and victory chants resounded through the city center into the night.
After returning to Prague, the team did not go to the Letná stadium, where only a few supporters had gathered. closed companies. “I'm looking forward to all the celebrations, I'll be celebrating for a long time,” Krejčí told reporters with a smile.
The main celebrations with the fans await the Spartans only on Saturday, when after the final round of the superstructure and the home match with Pilsen, they will receive the cup for the new champions . As the most successful Czech team in history, Letenští is celebrating its 37th overall title and 13th since the division of the federation, but the first since 2014.
