Watch: Barcelona youngster turns down cigar offer from Wojciech Szczęsny during title parade
Footage stemming from Barcelona's La Liga tite parade has piqued attentions across the club's fanbase this weekend.
This comes after Wojciech Szczęsny was spotted offering a cigar up to one of the younger members of Hansi Flick's squad.
Barcelona of course embarked on their traditional open-top bus parade on Friday, after seeing their status as Spanish champions confirmed on Thursday night.
A chaotic round of festivities unfolded in Catalunya's capital, during which Hansi Flick's squad let loose following a long and challenging campaign.
And as alluded to above, in the midst of as much, one particular exchange went somewhat viral across social media.
The moment in question saw Wojciech Szczęsny, a known smoker, offer up his cigar to sidelined young teammate Marc Bernal.
The midfielder, however, turned the gesture down, with footage of the back and forth between the pair showcased below, courtesy of Barca Times on 'X':
Tek offered the cigarette to Bernal who said NO 😂 pic.twitter.com/g9YCpffU3Q
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) May 16, 2025
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