To Jacobo Buceta—and to all the Celta fans—the date of April 20 owed one since that night in 1994 when Zaragoza won the Copa del Rey on penalties. He would claim it years later in Genk. Pedro Feijoo will not be able to do it with his beloved Domingo Villar; or yes, because he will imagine the match dreamed of by the writer, who died in 2022.

For Sergio Álvarez, a penalty against him in the last minute will make him fly with the imagination and enthusiasm of a child. Juan Carlos Álvarez explains the inexplicable: the feeling of returning from a trip after a victory for your team. Lucía Taboada returns to her celestial childhood, with the rain and the moat as props. Armando Álvarez remembers that once his team had to be promoted to First Division twice in the same season. Evaristo Paramós scored – like so many others – the goal that Guidetti could not score in Manchester. Who was going to tell Marta Larralde that she would live next to what was once the Vicente Calderón, where she lived and suffered the 1994 cup final? Or Teresa Portela who would one day kick off at Balaídos? Carlangas remembers that he came to this passion motivated by hatred, and that there is only something better than Celta: being Celta. Paco Herrera remembers the promotion of 2012, which he experienced from the bench. Paula Montes explains that there are games and games, and that it is not every day that you see Iago Aspas starting to write his story.

100 years of affection and heart (published by Real Club Celta de Vigo in coordination with Libros del KO), celebrates the club’s centenary with 14 testimonies from illustrious fans. Lucía Taboada, editor, completes the book with a recreation of conversations with the actor Morris and with an interview with Alicia Barreiro Graña, Celta’s number 1 member.

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