One of the world’s best known teams in Futbol Club Barcelona and with that high profile comes worldwide support. And even outside this area, it is one of the most well supported teams within Spain, the only other team with such backing being Real Madrid.
And Spain’s borders don’t limit the support for FC Barcelona either. There are many supporters associations throughout the remainder of Europe, as well as the United States, China and Japan.
The reason is clear; they have won an impressive amount of silverware in the last few years as the display cabinet at the Nou Camp will testify; 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. Much of the rivalry is due to the long standing grievances between the Catalans and the centralist Spanish government which is played out on the pitch twice a year in the home and away legs of La Liga.
The matches are hyped up beyond belief within Spain and the stadiums packed out with supporters. 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 that reason is, any football lover should visit the Nou Camp at least once in his or her life.Make sure you keep on top of the FC Barcelona schedule when it comes out in mid-July and book early to avoid being disappointed.
