GPS blunder, Barça fan ends up at the wrong St James' Park 😅 | OneFootball

Imagine the scene: you leave your house in London, dressed in your team's jersey, full of expectation and with Google Maps set to get you to St. James Park as quickly as possible.

The plan seems perfect to watch the clash between Barcelona and Newcastle United, a big game in the Champions League.

The only problem is that, in England, searching just for "St. James Park" in the app might lead you to the wrong place.

That's exactly what happened to a Barcelona fan. He traveled over 250 kilometers from London to Devon, in the southwest of the country, and confidently arrived at the Adam Stansfield turnstiles of St. James Park to present his ticket.

The frustration came when the stadium employee looked at the ticket and had to break the bad news: the young man was at Exeter City's stadium, a modest and traditional club in League One (the third division of English football), and not at Newcastle's home, which was an impressive 560 kilometers away, in the north of the country.

Happy ending (as much as possible)

Adam Spencer, responsible for fan relations at Exeter, reported that the young man was "devastated and a little embarrassed."

The confusion arose from a mix of lack of fluency in the language and the technological "trolling" of the GPS.

"I think he just put the name in the phone and followed the instructions," Spencer explained.

To ensure the Spanish fan didn't leave the unfamiliar city empty-handed, the Exeter City team offered him a free ticket to watch the game against Lincoln City.

He didn't see Barça play, but he got to experience a classic British stadium and, on top of that, gained an unforgettable story to tell.

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