Overview:
Liga Champions Real Madrid at the amazing Bernabeu Stadium is possibly the top spectacle in international sport. Atletico also have a great tradition and a spectacular stadium. Either provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Game Times and Dates:
Most home games are on Sunday evenings, but if the TV rights are bought (especially for league leader games), matches can be changed to the Saturday night. You'll need to book to stay in Madrid both the Saturday and Sunday nights (so you can enjoy the amazing nightlife!
), and we will advise on the kick-off time and day the week before. If this clashes with other activities, we can normally change these around the football.
Some Facts & Figures:
Real Madrid:
Real Madrid were the founding members of FIFA and have been European Champions a record 9 times and have also won 30 La Liga titles. The club also operates a reserve football team, Real Madrid Castilla, and a successful basketball team, Real Madrid Baloncesto and are trying to sponsor a rugby team, CRC Madrid Noroeste and a Formula One team. Real Madrid is unique in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated only by its members (socios) since 1902. On December 23, 2000, FIFA declared Real Madrid the best club of the twentieth century. Throughout its history, the club has acquired a lot of nicknames. The first ones were los merengues, because of the white dessert meringue, and los blancos. Both simply referred to the club's legendary all-white strip and remain the most common to this day. In the 1970s, the nickname los vikingos became popular, due to the signings of several northern European players. Most recently, the media called the club los galácticos, referring to club's tendency to sign the most famous players in the world.
Atletico Madrid:
During their history, the club have been known by a number of nicknames including los colchoneros or the mattresses due to their first team stripes being the same colours as old-fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s they became known as los indios. This was allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players were lifted. However there are a number of counter theories which claim they were so named because their stadium is camped on the river bank or because los indios were the traditional enemy of los blancos, the whites. The latter nickname refers to the club's city rival Real Madrid.
Seating Types:
There are three categories of seating at the grounds, which are as follows:
Bernabeu Stadium (Real Madrid)
- Category 1: Pitch side lower tier.
- Category 2: Goal end lower tier and pitch side upper tier.
- Category 3: Goal end upper tier
Vicente Calderon Stadium (Atletico Madrid)
- Catgory 1: River side stand
- Category 2: Main stand lower tier
- Category 3: Main stand upper tier
Notes:
Prices vary considerably depending upon the teams playing and the seats.
Please contact us with regard to your dates and seating requirements.
Tickets will be hand delivered to your accommodation.
Most games are held on Sunday evenings, with occasional Saturday fixtures.