MADRID - Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81,178)

[Mieres]

¿que capacidad va a tener el del Palencia?¿y para cuando estara finalizado?

Anda que no hubo hostias ni nada la ultima vez que vino el Palencia a Mieres

[djneroh]

September 2005. R.Madrid - R.Celta. Some pics:

[FJP]

Up!

New pics of this jewel!

[ivan_1984]

Un estadio espectacular. Y el techo cuándo lo pondrán??

[Scozia9]

What happened to the retractable roof then? Was the plan ditched when Calderon won the election?

[FJP]

Yes

[skaP187]

good thing, it looked stupid...please do not mess up this stadium. It is the best Europe has to offer.

[Chimaera]

Originally Posted by skaP187

good thing, it looked stupid...please do not mess up this stadium. It is the best Europe has to offer.

Except for the upper tier seats in the corners, that got very poor views as a result of the construction of the new VIP towers...

[canarywondergod]

ive always wanted to know why it wasnt completed as a symmetrical bowl?

[marrio415]

Not a bad little spanish stadium is it

[skaP187]

Originally Posted by canarywondergod

ive always wanted to know why it wasnt completed as a symmetrical bowl?

Don´t know why, but I like it this way... Only thing they could do mop is make the ´different stand´ the biggest stand, but I don´t think Real needs more cap.

[Turbosnail]

The Bernabau is incredible - it looks like a White Hart Lane on steroids - the mad thing about it and what makes it look impressive is how steep the tiers are. What are the facilities like at the stadium, does anyone know?? Toilets, food, security, disabled facilities, transport access etc..

[skaP187]

Originally Posted by Turbosnail

The Bernabau is incredible - it looks like a White Hart Lane on steroids - the mad thing about it and what makes it look impressive is how steep the tiers are. What are the facilities like at the stadium, does anyone know?? Toilets, food, security, disabled facilities, transport access etc..

Who cares... They play a good game of football in it, and you can take your own bag of ´pipas´ with ya from outside.
Stadium is incredible, and it is not my favourite club if you know what I mean...

[Karve]

Originally Posted by Turbosnail

The Bernabau is incredible - it looks like a White Hart Lane on steroids - the mad thing about it and what makes it look impressive is how steep the tiers are. What are the facilities like at the stadium, does anyone know?? Toilets, food, security, disabled facilities, transport access etc..

It is is a mighty stadium however

Toilets > terrible like div 2 rather than EPL - all over the floor if u know what i mean
Food > Never tried it looked no better than the toilets
Security > Got mixed in with the away fans and almost got a beating from the riot police... nice
Transport access > Very good

The seating area is magnificent. The steepness of the upper tiers is indeed mental. However underneath the stands the stadium is very poor.

If you think the other facilities are anything like we have here, think again. Saying that its no different to the Italy and the san siro .. there the food there was sold off a trestle table on the concourse!

Spain and Italy are way behind in providing fan 'comfort' which to many may be a good thing.. the viewing experience is more raw and edgy than the palatial treatment that you get at say the Emirates. I kinda liked it but is does mean that none of the stadiums in either country can be classified as world class.

PS I have to add that the blatant racism i saw in Spain was shocking.... watching 5000 Athletico supporters making monkey chants in the Bernabau really does show the sate of Spain's racism problems.. imagine that at an EPL match!!! I went to a game the next day at Getafe and saw the same thing!!! Their supporters are like we had in the 80's and unfortunately so are their stadiums

[Tom Hughes]

Originally Posted by Karve

It is is a mighty stadium however


Spain and Italy are way behind in providing fan 'comfort' which to many may be a good thing.. the viewing experience is more raw and edgy than the palatial treatment that you get at say the Emirates. I kinda liked it but is does mean that none of the stadiums in either country can be classified as world class.

PS I have to add that the blatant racism i saw in Spain was shocking.... watching 5000 Athletico supporters making monkey chants in the Bernabau really does show the sate of Spain's racism problems.. imagine that at an EPL match!!! I went to a game the next day at Getafe and saw the same thing!!! Their supporters are like we had in the 80's and unfortunately so are their stadiums

You can't have gone to many british stadia in the 80's if you think the Spanish ones are that far behind. Agreed, the concourse areas can be basic, and they are showing their age, but most of our grounds in the 80's were boardering on Victorian. Even old trafford was a shed for the most part, and most of our grounds were very reliant on masses of terracing to have anything like a respectable capacity. As a piece of football stadium architecture, there is nothing to beat the Bernebeu in the UK IMO, this a true footballing amphitheatre. Wembley is a sterile bowl by comparison with too many fragmented sections, and too much legroom for intimacy.

[Manuel89]

a very good improvement... congratulations!!!!

[SLEVIN kelevra]

bonitas fotos, sí señor

[lpioe]

One of the best stadiums in the world of football.
The only thing I don't like are the 4 cylinders on the outside.

[Peshu]

Are they still going ahead with that awesome retractable roof ? Also heard Calderon is inplans to expand by another six thousand seats . If this occurs then i think it will be the most perfect football stadium ion the planet if it isn't already . It is so intimate for a fan . It really is just perfect for football .
Size isn't always everything . I ocassionally go to Melbournes iconic M.C.G which roughly has a capacity of close to 100,000 spectators .I went there just a few weeks ago to see the Australia v Argentina friendly where there were about 70,000 spectators witnessing the game . Despite its size it just doen't have that intimate atmosphere that you find in the Bernabeu . At least not for the world sport . It really does seem that the M.C.G is taylor made for cricket and not so much for football (the world game i mean ) .
And to those couple of dreamers that state that Madrid has one of world footballs best histories . Get over your jelousy will you . Real Madrid is in a league of its own justifyingle recognised as the greatest football club in history . You would have to be real dreamer or plain jelous not to acknowledge this fact .

[Irish Blood English Heart]

haha Mansfield