Thousands of Fans Turn out to Barcelona's Johan Cruyff Memorial at Camp Nou

Football fans have flocked to Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium to pay their respects to the legendary Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on Thursday.

The Dutch maestro won four La Liga titles and one European Cup as a player and then a manager at Barca, while he also won three European Cups with Ajax.

A memorial was set up at the stadium after the news of Cruyff's death had emerged, including a large photo and a book of condolences, which will be given to his family. Fans left scarves, flowers and lollipops—which Cruyff sucked on instead of smoking after heart surgery—at the site.

"These are sad, very sad days for the world of Barcelona and also for the world of football," said Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu, per the Associated Press (via the Guardian).

The club reported that over 5,000 fans had visited the memorial by 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

[h/t the Associated Press, the Guardian, Twitter]