250 Leeds Fans Travelled To Pablo Hernandez's Final Game For UD Castellon, Left Him Crying Tears Of Joy
250 Leeds United fans travelled to Pablo Hernandez's final game for UD Castellon on Saturday.
Hernandez played 175 times for Leeds, scoring 36 times and cementing himself as a Leeds legend.
The former Swansea and Valencia man was instrumental in the club's promotion back to the Premier League in 2019/20 under Marcelo Bielsa, netting a number of important goals.
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He returned to Spain with lowly Castello, his hometown club, where he is also the owner.
His last ever game was a 3-1 defeat in the third division against Cornella.
But Leeds fans made it a special one for the 37-year-old at the Nou Estadi CastΓ lia. Fans on stag dos, as well as members of the 'Valencia Whites' supporters club, turned up to give Hernandez an incredible ovation.
@TheSquareBall Leeds fans saying goodbye to Pablo after his last ever game π₯° pic.twitter.com/TkZ27xCiPa
β jon (@jonsmith_lufc) May 28, 2022
Pablo Hernandez coming over to applaud the travelling Leeds fans after his match for Castellon today! #lufc #LeedsEverywhere
β Leeds Everywhere π (@LeedsEverywhere) May 28, 2022
π₯ @McDade_Carl pic.twitter.com/yXISu7tWkr
250 Leeds fans came to Spain to watch Pablo Hernandez in his last game of the season.
β TheWhitesππππ (@BielsaBoss) May 29, 2022
This is what I love about being a Leeds fan!ππ
Absolutely class π pic.twitter.com/yOKimP6N2N
He was overcome with emotion, with footage showing Hernandez, with a Leeds scarf in his hand, in tears as fans chanted his name and then serenaded him with their 'Marching on together' anthem.
Hernandez also signed autographs and performed the iconic Leeds badge salute gesture.
Hernandez's wife, Mar Garcia, has thanked Leeds fans for their incredible support in a series of tweets.
Thank you Leedsππ #nowords #criedlikeababy https://t.co/mNWlXvH4pR
β Mar Garcia ππ (@Margarciafdez) May 28, 2022
Thank you Leeds! So much to learn from you. ππ #untilwemeetagain https://t.co/uAePZrCEyd
β Mar Garcia ππ (@Margarciafdez) May 28, 2022
Every video gets me@more and more emotional! THANK YOU LEEDS ππ https://t.co/qVVlTX0k6n
β Mar Garcia ππ (@Margarciafdez) May 28, 2022
Overwhelmed with all the love Leeds fans showed us one more time. Just to clarify, Pablo is not retired yet, still got some football on him. And we will come back to ER one day and we will make sure you all know so we can have a proper mutual goodbye ππ #mot
β Mar Garcia ππ (@Margarciafdez) May 29, 2022
Taking to Twitter, she confirmed Hernandez will be back at Elland Road in the near future for a "proper mutual goodbye"
The post read: "Overwhelmed with all the love Leeds fans showed us one more time. Just to clarify, Pablo is not retired yet, still got some football on him. And we will come back to ER one day and we will make sure you all know so we can have a proper mutual goodbye. #mot."
Topics:Β Leeds United, Valencia, La Liga, Spain
Josh Lawless