Barcelona teenage star Lamine Yamal, 18, drew widespread praise after waving a Palestinian flag from an open-top bus during the club's La Liga title parade through the streets of Barcelona on Monday. Tens of thousands of fans lined the city's streets to celebrate Barcelona's 29th league title, secured with a 2–0 El Clásico victory over rivals Real Madrid on Sunday — a result that opened a 14-point gap with three matches remaining. The gesture resonated strongly in Barcelona, which has been a prominent centre of pro-Palestinian activism in Spain since the start of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023.