“It feels good to see my bar vibrate again. There is a beautiful atmosphere, I missed it. “Between two pints drawn behind his counter, Yves Barruet makes the most of his evening. In its bar in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, Les Tontons bringueurs, around fifty people scream in front of PSG-Atalanta, projected onto a wall at the back of the room.
We are far from the "90 people who came for the comeback" or "nearly 400" who had come to mass in front of the establishment on the evening of the final of the 2018 World Cup with the Blues. “We are in the middle of August and people are still hesitant to come with the coronavirus, loose the manager. But frankly, we are happy that football is resuming. "
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In the audience, recent memories of the victories in the finals of the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France do not raise their eyes to the cheese and charcuterie boards arranged on the tables. “It's not the same as this quarter-final,” says Guillaume. “The Champions League is what we needed to get back to the bar, loose David, a 34-year-old Parisian. The last game I followed drinking shots with people was the round of 16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund. It's been ages (laughs) . Pierre, his friend from Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne) and supporter of OL, appears on the terrace of the bar. "I'm coming, but to support the Italians," he laughs.
Emotions rediscovered
Inside, the majority do not agree. In the heat of the still hot establishment of the remains of the heatwave, we scream in fear at the opening of the score of Atalanta Bergamo, we roar at each of Neymar's acceleration and we claim yellow cards at each counter- Parisian attack aborted by a fault. In short, we vibrate in front of a football match, dropping his mask to swallow beer between two actions. "I don't even know what it's like to watch football anymore," laughs Matthew, a subscriber to the Parc des Princes.
“During the confinement, I found that it was not lacking, explains Pierre. But in fact, I was wrong, it's still good to be there with friends and enjoy this show. Wednesday night, the Brindle Uncle saw their match night fervor. A reunion embellished by the qualification after the suspense of PSG for the semi-finals of the Champions League.