Real Madrid v FC Barcelona Tickets

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Tickets Classico Package

Santiago Bernabeu (R.Madrid), Madrid, Spain
Saturday, 10.12.2011 22:00

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571 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 3

 

Category 3: Short side 3rd tier. Its location is a bit far away to have a close look to the players but you will have a fantastic global view of the field, being able to follow the strategic moves and long passes.

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714 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 2 Short side

 

Category 2 Short side: Located behind the goal. Buy these tickets if you want be near all the activity around the penalty area, have a close look at the goals and enjoy the brilliant moves of Real's forwards.

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714 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 2 Long side

 

Category 2 Long side: Located at the long side of the stadium in the last tier. A good price/quality option for those who want to see the match from a long side position without paying too much. Category: Lateral, 4th tier.

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928 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 1 High

 

Category 1 High: Located at the long side of the stadium in the second-to-last tier. An affordable, intermediate option for those who prefer a longside view. Category: Long side, 3rd tier (500+ sectors).

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928 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 1

 

Category 1: This category commands the absolute best view of the field. Most seats are located on the Long side tickets, and occasionally at the corners. Category 'Lateral, grada alta y baja, tribuna, anfiteatro lateral", 1st and 2nd tiers.

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1485 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Category 1 Premium

 

Category 1 Premium: Best seats of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Located in category 1, centered, an unbeatable view of the field and very close to the players. Category 'Lateral, Grada Baja' and 'Intermedia'.

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3568 EUR VAT incl.

Real Madrid - FC Barcelona VIP Box Longside

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VIP Box Longside: Longside Private Box #2003, centered on the longside next to the halfway line. Catering and hostess service included. The Private Box seats up to 12 in top-of-the-line VIP seats with the very best view over Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the whole game and Real Madrid's strategy against their rival.

 

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Barcelona - Spain's Second Smartest City

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According IDC’s Smart Cities Index Ranking, Barcelona is the second “smartest” city in Spain. In relation to Málaga, Barcelona scores less high in the smartness dimensions, but compensated with a much better starting position (the enabling forces). From the outset, Barcelona benefitted from high adoption of ICT and mobile solutions. In the smartness dimensions, Barcelona excels in smart mobility.

Barcelona is a leader in Spain in terms of revolutionizing its transport sector, and has been designated the hub of innovation for electric vehicles. Spain’s transport sector is responsible for 37.9% of final consumption of energy and accounts for more than a quarter of total CO2 emissions. Spain is actively facilitating the acquisition of low emission vehicles, for instance by offering subsidies (of up to €7,000 per vehicle) for plug-in hybrid or pure electric plug-in vehicles.

Barcelona’s LIVE project has made it the innovation hub for electric vehicles. LIVE is a public-private platform which aims to support and promote the development of electric mobility in the city and metropolitan area of Barcelona. The development partners in the project are Barcelona City Council (Environment, Mobility, and Economic Promotion), the Government of Catalonia (Catalan Energy Institute), Endesa, and Seat. Other partners and collaborators include IDAE (the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy, Ministry of Industry), UPC, IREC, Leitat, STA (Technical Automotive Society), Barcelona Digital, TMB, BSM, Regesa, Tabasa, Saba Abertis, Catmoto, Nissan/Renault, Toyota, Siemens, Volt-Tour, Avele/Avere, Altran, Quimera, Idiada, RACC, Circutor, and Initzia.

 

Talking Barça Podcast 6 - Spain Internationals, Barça News and Real Zaragoza

In Talking Barça Podcast 6, Nic and Simon take on an irreverant tone! We take a critical look at Spain's Friendlies against England and Costa Rica. The Hospitalet game saw the debuts of Tello and Rafinha but the excessive ticket prices lead Simon takes to extol the virtues of his other love - Hospitalet's rivals in Segunda B -  UE Sant Andreu. We then have a dig at Barça President Sandro Rosell and wind up with a confident overview of game against Real Zaragoza and a more enthusiastic preview of next Wednesday's Champions League tie against AC Milan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Spain Internationals against England and Costa Rica

Spain's International Friendlies against England and Costa Rica have been something of a disappointment this week.

The 1-0 defeat against England showed Spain getting the better of the football but without Messi's killer instinct in attack, Spain struggled to put the ball in the back of the net.

We weren't impressed by England - according to Simon, 'a bunch of blond Italians who also play rugby' - and express our concern that Vicente del Bosque bases the national side too much on Barça.

The 2-2 draw against Costa Rica was also frustrating, particularly for Iker Casillas who made a dreadful mistake in the first goal and so marred his record-breaking 247th international appearnce for La Roja. It was nice to see David Villa get another international goal, though.

FC Barcelona News

Next we turn our attention to Barça's Copa del Rey tie against Segunda B side L'Hospitalet last week. It was an efficient performance from the team in quite difficult circumstances. Playing against lower division sides who are fired up is always tough.

We were disappointed by the turn out at Feixa Llarga, and Simon takes the opportunity to sing the praises of his other great love - UE Sant Andreu - who also play in Segunda B Group III. Compared with the 45 Euro that tickets cost for Hospitalet v Barça, prices at Sant Andreu are a lot lower for this kind of game add that to a great ground, a great shirt and great fans and the result is a full stadium!

 The next piece of FC Barcelona News this week was President Sandro Rosell's interview on Arab telivision channel Al Jazeera in which, amongst other things, he talked about the decision-making process at the club and the issue of programming games at 12 o'clock lunchtime. Rosell's snobbish attitude irked Nic on both topics.

Nic takes issue with Rosell when he talks about the 'club' taking decisions when in actual, fact as President of the Barça, it's Rosell and his cabal that take the decisions. In a similar vein, Nic also complains about Rosell's reasons for being against 12 o'clock kick offs. 'That's not the way things are done here in Catalunya!' says the Barça President. Nic things that this rule apllies to a small group of upper-middle class Catalans, but there are many ways of enjoying football - down the bar or a lazy morning and then going to the match and being back home in time for lunch.

FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

Simon and Nic close Talking Barça 6 with a look at FC Barcelona's forthcoming games. 

We feel pretty confident about Barça's chances in Saturday's game against Real Zaragoza in Camp Nou. Zaragoza are one of our favourites for the drop, and the Aragones club have only spent half a million on new players this season.

That 500,000 went on Portuguese International Helder Postiga whilst the other new signings either came on free transfer or are at Zaragoza on loan. Although a number of these players are internationals, the club has serious financial problems and will have difficulties paying them. It's hard to see where the motivation to beat Barça will come from.

We wind up this week's podcast by looking forward to next Wednesday's crucial Champions League tie against AC Milan in San Siro, and once again recommend listeners NOT TO BUY Zlatan Ibrahimovic's book!

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Don't miss the next Talking Barça Podcast, when we will be previewing Barça's Champions League tie against AC Milan and looking forward to the game against Getafe in La Liga next weekend.

 

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Learn Spanish - 'Libre' de Nino Bravo - The Story Behind The Song

LA CANCION "LIBRE" DE NINO BRAVO

La canción habla del primer alemán que murió intentando atravesar el muro de Berlín.
Peter Fechter, un obrero de la construcción de 18 años, intentó huir junto con un amigo y compañero de trabajo, Helmut Kulbeik. Tenían pensado esconderse en el taller de un carpintero, cerca del muro, y, tras observar a los guardias de la "frontera" alejándose, saltar por una ventana hacia el llamado "corredor de la muerte", atravesarlo corriendo y saltar por el muro cerca del Checkpoint Charlie, a Berlín Oeste.

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Hasta llegar al muro las cosas salieron bien, pero cuando se encontraban arriba, a punto ya de pasar al otro lado, los soldados les dieron el alto, y a continuación dispararon. Helmut tuvo suerte, Peter resultó alcanzado por varios disparos en la pelvis, cayó hacia atrás, y quedó tendido en el suelo en la "tierra de nadie", durante cincuenta angustiosos minutos, moribundo, desangrándose, a la vista de todos, y sin que nadie hiciera nada.
Gritó pidiendo auxilio, pero los soldados soviéticos que le habían disparado no se acercaron, y lo único que pudieron hacer los soldados americanos fue tirarle un botiquín, que no le sirvió de ayuda, ya que sus graves heridas internas le impedían moverse, y poco a poco fue perdiendo la consciencia. Durante casi una hora, los ciudadanos de ambos lados de Berlín contemplaron impotentes su agonía, gritando a los soldados de ambos lados para que le ayudasen.
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Pero ambos bandos tenían miedo de que los del otro lado les disparasen, como había pasado en otras ocasiones anteriores; aunque ninguna en una circunstancia tan perentoria como esta y a las dos del mediodía, con tantos testigos presentes, incluyendo periodistas en el lado occidental.
Los soldados del lado oriental, zona a la que pertenecía en realidad la "tierra de nadie", tampoco le ayudaron, y no se acercaron hasta pasados 50 minutos, seguramente para que sirviera de ejemplo para cualquier otro que pensase huir.
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(Aún así, entre 1961 y 1989 murieron más de 260 personas, sólo intentando cruzar el Muro; además de los que murieron al querer cruzar la frontera entre las dos Alemanias, y ya no hablemos de los que estuvieron en la cárcel por intentarlo, o por ayudar a otros).
Cuando por fin se acercaron los soldados de la RDA y se lo llevaron, los ciudadanos de ambos lados gritaron repetidamente "¡asesinos, asesinos!". En el lado occidental, se sucedieron las protestas y las manifestaciones los días siguientes, y los habitantes del Berlín Oeste comprendieron claramente lo difícil que sería para sus familiares y amigos del Berlín Este el intentar escapar. Asimismo, también se dieron cuenta, decepcionados, de que los soldados americanos, en pleno auge de la Guerra Fría, no harían nada para ayudarles en circunstancias similares. Fue un duro golpe para la esperanza de los berlineses.

TIENE CASI VEINTE AÑOS y ya está
cansado de soñar;
pero TRAS LA FRONTERA está su hogar,
su mundo y SU CIUDAD.
Piensa que la ALAMBRADA sólo
es un trozo de metal
algo que nunca puede detener
sus ansias de volar.

Libre,
como el sol cuando amanece yo soy libre,
como el mar.
Libre,
como el ave que escapó de su PRISIÓN
y puede al fin volar.
Libre,
como el viento que recoge MI LAMENTO Y MI PESAR,
camino sin cesar,
detrás de la verdad,
y SABRÉ LO QUE ES AL FIN LA LIBERTAD.

Con su amor por bandera se marchó
cantando una canción;
marchaba tan feliz que NO ESCUCHÓ
LA VOZ QUE LE LLAMÓ.
Y TENDIDO EN EL SUELO SE QUEDÓ,
SONRIENDO Y SIN HABLAR;
SOBRE SU PECHO, FLORES CARMÉSÍ
BROTABAN SIN CESAR.

La canción, escrita diez años después de los hechos, recoge una historia y unas fotos que dieron la vuelta al mundo, y que todavía hoy son símbolo de la crueldad humana. En el lugar donde murió Peter Fechter, se levantó en 1990 un monumento. Ya en 1997, dos antiguos soldados de la RDA fueron juzgados, y admitieron haber disparado contra Peter Fechter. Se les declaró culpables, y fueron condenados a un año de cárcel. En el juicio el forense declaró que toda ayuda hubiera sido inútil, ya que la gravedad de las heridas le hubiera causado la muerte en cualquier caso. Pero es algo que nunca sabremos, ¿verdad?
La canción es símbolo de todo el pueblo alemán que soñó con huir, ya que si Peter fue la primera víctima del muro, el último, Chris Gueffroy, en 1989, tenía, precisamente, veinte años...

Spanish Language - Echar un Polvo!

Dicen que no es bueno acostarse sin saber algo nuevo, así que voy a aportar mi granito de "sabiduría" con un poco de cultura popular. Te aclaro el origen de la frase "echar un polvo".

Data de los felices años 20,  unos años mágicos. España no se había metido en la guerra mundial y tuvo una  postguerra muy feliz. Los españoles conocieron el hedonismo, la buena vida y por consecuencia se  incrementó el vicio del tabaco inhalado (el celebre rapé). Todos los hombres que se preciaban de elegantes llevaban en su bolsillo un bonito recipiente, en forma de caja, donde había polvo de tabaco (rapé), que se intercambiaba como signo de cortesía ¿quieres echar un polvo?. Pero como era de mala educación inhalar ante señoras, los hombres cuando sentían el síndrome de abstinencia salían del salón, con la excusa de echar un polvo.

Pero muchas veces la ausencia del salón, no era exactamente para inhalar rapé sino para tener un encuentro con alguna damisela en las habitaciones altas que tenían todas las casas de "buena familia" y se ausentaba diciendo: “Voy a echar un polvo”, y se perdía por las habitaciones, donde se encontraba con su amante para un encuentro sexual.....

Así que, chicas, a la pregunta : 

     ¿Echamos un polvo?

 

Debéis responder:

      No gracias... no fumo

Talking Barça 5 - Athletic Bilbao, Hospitalet and England v Spain

In Talking Barça Podcast 5, we air our disagreements on the Athletic-Barça match particularly regarding Cesc Fàbregas's performance, moan a little about Guardiola and agree that Piqué isn't up to scratch at the moment. We go on to tear Ibrahimovic to shreds, discuss Barça's match in the Copa del Rey against Hospitalet and Spain (or as we prefer 'Barça and friends') versus England.

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Athletic Club 2 FC Barcelona 2

 

 

Despite enjoying a great game of football between Athletic and Barça, coming away from San Mamés with only a point was somewhat disappointing.

 

There is some debate about the effectiveness of Cesc Fàbregas in the centre forward position. Both of us feel that the side would work better with the Arenys player coming in from a deeper second line of attack as a False 10, as this would allow him to link up with a more offensive Messi in the centre of the forward line.

 

The problem seems to be based on Pep Guardiola's desire to 'reinvent the wheel'. He has an offensive set up that works but is continually experimenting. Wouldn't it be better if he stuck to a tried and tested formula?

Piqué's performance was disappointing - particularly his involvement in Athletic's second goal. He obviously has every right to be in a relationship with Shakira but when the media attention affects his ability to come up with the goods on the pitch, as Barça fans we have every right to question him.

What's more when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at Camp Nou, Piqué and the Swedish striker were close friends. In the light of Ibrahimovic's absurdly exaggerated statements about his relationship with Guardiola, there is even more room for doubt.

 

Hospitalet v FC Barcelona

 

Barça's next match is in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey against Segunda B side L'Hospitalet.

Currently second in Spain's regional Third Division, the Llobregat club have just beaten Simon's great love UE Sant Andreu at Feixa Llarga, so if they take a drubbing from Barça, he will be more than satisfied.

There are some doubts about the players available to Pep Guardiola as many of the lads from Barça B have been called up for Spain's Under-21 International against England.

As the game will be shown on local television, this would have been a great opportunity to see the depth of FC Barcelona's future talent in action

 

Spain v England

 

Spain's match against England at Wembley calls our national identity into question.     

We will both be supporting Spain or Barça and Friends as we irreverently prefer to call them. Why?

Well, it's a question of familiarity and convenience. We are both Barça supporters and avid followers of La Liga so we're much more familiar with the group of players who make up the Spain squad.

It's also a question of enjoying an easy life. Having lived in Barcelona since the late-1980s, we're both pretty integrated into life here and quite simply, having to go down the bar and support a different team ends up being a bit of a hassle.

Given the fact that Spain are currently the best international side in the world and England are pretty mediocre and hasve been for some time, we'd have to ba nuts not to support La Roja. We predict a 2-1 or 3-1 victory for Spain!

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Don't miss the next Talking Barça Podcast, when we will be previewing Barça's Liga game against Real Zaragoza and discussing the Champions League tie against AC Milan.

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