In a city that is rich in culture and history, any trip would be incomplete without a visit to one of the most famous stadiums for football in the world, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Real Madrid is world renowned as being the best team in football, for good reason. You simply cannot come and visit Madrid without making a trip to our incredible stadium for a football match!

Real Madrid is known worldwide as one of the best football clubs in the world, with a ravenous fanbase and a rich legacy. Consistently the favorite in their matchups, odds makers go wild with bonuses leading up to their matches. The atmosphere at these matches is lively and full of energy. Real Madrid isn’t just the hometown favorites either, they have numerous famous fans around the world like Tom Cruise and Magnus Carlsen.

Attending a match

The Santiago Bernabéu holds an astounding 81,000 screaming fans at max capacity. As you can imagine, a Real Madrid match brings out the vibrant community of Madrid that love this team to their core. Expect a high energy and carnival like crowd as you make your way to your first Real Madrid match!

Pre match festivities

Madrid’s most faithful fans can be found on Calle de Marceliano Santa María before every match getting ready to support their team! The chanting and singing can be heard all around as fans enjoy drinks at the many bars lining this street. Be sure to enjoy the atmosphere and energy before the match and watch out for firecrackers and smoke bombs as you walk around!

The atmosphere of the crowd

Real Madrid is known for playing an aggressive brand of football that comes paired with a specific finesse and grace. The fans of Real Madrid are passionate and love to represent their team. Being that Real Madrid is one of the most successful teams of all time, fans expect them to win almost every game, especially the important championships! Thus you should expect to hear roars and cheers when the team is doing well, and the opposite when they are losing.

Santiago Bernabéu attractions

Santiago Bernabéu offers a number of attractions outside of the usual football matches. Tours of the stadium are popular among tourists and travelers. On these tours you are able to see the field itself, take a visit to the changing rooms and tunnels that the players use, and see their legendary trophy room that holds all of their championship trophies from decades of football history.

There is also the Real Madrid museum which holds tons of memorabilia and tokens from historical moments over the years. There are walls crammed with photographs, jerseys of all the famous players like Beckham, Ronaldo and others, famous match balls and more. For Madrid fans, no trip to the Santiago Bernabéu is complete without a stop to the museum to experience so much history at once.

– Susana