FC Barcelona is one of the best known teams in the world and as a result has worldwide support. In addition to the city of Barcelona, the team also enjoys massive support throughout the autonomous region of Catalonia. Even outside Catalonia support is massive, with the only club that competes with it for support being Real Madrid.
And Spain’s borders don’t limit the support for FC Barcelona either. Supporters associations can be found throughout Europe, North America, and the Far East as well as almost any other country in the world.
The attraction is easy to see, as not only do they win many competitions and have an impressive array of silverware on display at the FC Barcelona museum at the stadium; they also play an extremely attractive style of football that helps them dominate the ball and – on many occasions at least – put the ball in the back of the opposition’s net.
The big matches of the year are when Barça, as it is affectionately known to its fans, faces the other big team in Spain, Real Madrid. The rivalry has much to do with the split in Spain following the civil war when Spain was ruled by the dictator, General Franco.
These matches have a huge build up throughout Spain and the stadiums are filled to capacity. That means that demand for tickets is high and booking early essential to secure a place amongst the crowd. Perhaps surprisingly with such strong teams, the results often show how affected the players can be with nerves. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 6-2 at the Bernabeu in 2009 when a much closer result should have been expected.
Whatever the reason, if you are a lover of soccer then the Nou Camp definitely requires at least one visit during your lifetime.Keep up to date with the FC Barcelona schedule when it is published mid-July and make sure you see FC Barcelona in the next season.
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