{"id":63626,"date":"2016-03-08T18:02:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=63626"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:07:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:07:08","slug":"alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative teams to watch in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we think\u00a0of the <strong>Barcelona football scene<\/strong>, thoughts of <strong>Camp Nou<\/strong> and the world renowned\u00a0<strong>Barcelona FC<\/strong> immediately spring to mind. Of course\u00a0this is for good reason- the club\u00a0are one of\u00a0the most successful clubs in the history of\u00a0<strong>football<\/strong>\u00a0and arguably the sport&#8217;s most loved outfit (although there may be some in\u00a0Madrid who\u00a0disagree!). However,\u00a0believe it or not (and I urge you to whisper it quietly) there are actually a few other <strong>teams<\/strong> in <strong>Barcelona,<\/strong> and some of them are worth watching. So if like me, you love watching live <strong>football<\/strong>\u00a0but are not so\u00a0keen on paying the astronomical ticket prices that <strong>Barcelona FC<\/strong> charges,\u00a0here\u00a0are a couple\u00a0of great alternatives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/#RCD_Espanyol\" title=\"RCD Espanyol\">RCD Espanyol<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/#Club_Esportiu_Europa\" title=\"Club Esportiu Europa\">Club Esportiu Europa<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/#FC_Barcelona_B\" title=\"FC Barcelona B\">FC Barcelona B<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/#UE_Sant_Andreu\" title=\"UE Sant Andreu\">UE Sant Andreu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RCD_Espanyol\"><\/span>RCD Espanyol<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Espanyol,<\/strong> who play in the same league as <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, is the second biggest <strong>football club<\/strong> in the city and\u00a0are the most obvious choice if you desire\u00a0to watch an alternative team. They play their <strong>football<\/strong> on the outskirts of\u00a0Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat,\u00a0in the <strong>Estadi Cornell\u00e0-El Prat<\/strong>\u00a0which has a healthy\u00a0capacity of 40,500. <strong>Tickets<\/strong> can be bought on their website\u00a0and\u00a0prices start at \u20ac25, although most <strong>tickets<\/strong> will cost you\u00a0a great deal more.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Club_Esportiu_Europa\"><\/span><b>Club Esport<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CE-EUROPA.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63722\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-63722 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CE-EUROPA-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CE EUROPA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>iu Europa<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Club Esportiu Europa<\/strong> or<strong> CE Europa<\/strong>, play in the fourth level\u00a0of <strong>Spanish football,<\/strong> which involves 361 teams sorted into 18 regional groups. Their stadium Nou Sardenya has a capacity of 7,000 and <strong>tickets <\/strong>cost \u20ac10 for adults, \u20ac5 for over-65&#8217;s, and children under 14 get in free. This small club in the\u00a0Gr\u00e0cia region is a cheap, fun and affordable way to watch live football during\u00a0your stay in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FC_Barcelona_B\"><\/span>FC Barcelona B<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst this may seem like a bit of a cheat, <strong>Barcelona&#8217;s<\/strong> reserve team has almost total\u00a0autonomy. This is because unlike other countries, in Spain reserve teams are allowed to compete in the same division\u00a0as first team clubs. This means that fixtures have a lot more importance and an added bite\u00a0compared to\u00a0your usual\u00a0reserves match. Visit the 15,276 capacity\u00a0Mini Estadi, \u00a0which is only a stones throw from\u00a0<strong>Camp Nou<\/strong> and you can watch\u00a0some of the rising stars of the youth academy- and with tickets costing as little as \u20ac3 euros for selected\u00a0matches,\u00a0it&#8217;s well worth a visit!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"firstHeading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UE_Sant_Andreu\"><\/span>UE Sant Andreu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_63734\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/And-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63734\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63734\" class=\" wp-image-63734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/And-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: nicolasarlanzon via Visual hunt \/ CC BY-NC-SA\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicolasarlanzon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">nicolasarlanzon<\/a> via <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/visualhunt.com\">Visual hunt<\/span> \/ <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UE Sant Andreu<\/strong> plays in the same league as CE Europa and I have been told that the derby between both clubs can get somewhat heated! Tickets start at around \u20ac5 for most games and are usually cheaper if you buy in advance. Like CE Europa, you won&#8217;t get to see top quality players but if you are staying in a\u00a0region near Sant Andreu, why not go down and support a local Catalan football club. If the match itself disappoints, they do serve cold cervezas at the very least!<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"63626\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think\u00a0of the Barcelona football scene, thoughts of Camp Nou and the world renowned\u00a0Barcelona FC immediately spring to mind. Of course\u00a0this is for good reason- the club\u00a0are one of\u00a0the most successful clubs in the history of\u00a0football\u00a0and arguably the sport&#8217;s most loved outfit (although there may be some in\u00a0Madrid who\u00a0disagree!). However,\u00a0believe it or not (and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":63720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4350],"tags":[3549,3550,3552,3548,3551],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63626"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108698,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63626\/revisions\/108698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}