Aston Villa fans mock Birmingham City after Barcelona admin makes blunder – ‘Hilarious’

Aston Villa fans were quick to laugh at Birmingham City after Barcelona’s X page mistakenly labelled St Andrew’s Stadium as St George’s Park.

The Blues hosted the Spanish giants in their final friendly before their 2026-27 campaign begins.

The match was massively hyped up by Birmingham City as they welcomed one of the biggest teams in the world to their stadium.

Upon arriving at St Andrew’s, Barcelona’s X page posted a video inside the stadium with the caption “matchday at St George’s Park!”

With the game clearly not taking place at England’s training ground, it did not take long for Aston Villa fans to find this error online.

As a result, many used it to mock Birmingham, claiming it showcased just how small the club is.

Aston Villa fans laugh at Barcelona’s St Andrew’s error

Aston Villa and Birmingham City no doubt have an intense rivalry.

Despite the clubs not playing in the same division, this has not stopped the fan bases from using whatever material they find to mock each other.

Therefore, when the Villa Park faithful saw Barcelona’s error, many saw this as simply hilarious, as Birmingham were humiliated by the Spanish club.

As a result, fans could not resist taking to X to laugh at the Blues, convinced that this error showed the club just how unknown they are to the footballing world.

Could the Second City derby return next season?

While Birmingham have not been in the Premier League since 2011, they will feel like they have a good chance of achieving promotion this season.

Backed by owners, Shelby Companies Limited, the club are seen as one of the favourites to achieve promotion from the Championship come May.

Given that Aston Villa are highly unlikely to be relegated this season, the Second City derby could easily return for the first time since 2019 next year.

There is also a chance the two clubs could draw each other in either the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup this season. However, the two rivals have not met in a cup competition since the 2015-26 campaign.

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how both teams perform in the upcoming 2026-27 season as they look to achieve their goals.