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. 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; their style of soccer is extremely attractive to watch as well as being effective. The dominate the ball and with that domination often come goals.
The two biggest matches of the year are played against Real Madrid, the two legs of the Spanish league played at the Nou Camp and at the Bernabeu. 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. Demand for tickets is onviously high and only booking tickets early will ensure you can attend. 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.
