{"id":73235,"date":"2016-10-01T10:39:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T08:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=73235"},"modified":"2016-10-03T11:12:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T09:12:48","slug":"football-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/football-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to watch football in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a world-class sporting city that hosts some of the best annual events in <strong>European sports<\/strong>\u00a0and which has teams competing in the first division in every sport, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/soccer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>football<\/strong><\/a> to roller hockey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To the most casual sports fans<span style=\"color: #000000;\">, only two things come to mind<\/span>: <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> and <strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong>. <strong>Football<\/strong> is king in Barcelona and because the <strong>football season<\/strong> is upon us, here\u2019s how you can watch the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/stadium-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>live football<\/strong><\/a> in this city.<\/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\/football-barcelona\/#FC_Barcelona\" title=\"FC Barcelona\">FC Barcelona<\/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\/football-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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/football-barcelona\/#Lower_League_Football\" title=\"Lower League Football\">Lower League Football<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FC_Barcelona\"><\/span>FC Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_73237\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73237\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/15696780086_88041d62a3_h-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Visual Hunt.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> is one of the largest and richest <strong>football clubs<\/strong> in the world, being a five-time Champions League winner and the biggest flag-bearer for<strong> Catalonia<\/strong> in the global stage. Watching <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> and the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, on their elite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/visit-barcelonas-iconic-camp-nou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Camp Nou<\/strong><\/a> stadium is a luxury only a few can afford but it gets a bit easier if you prepare beforehand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re living in Barcelona, you might want to think about purchasing a <strong>season ticket<\/strong>. An <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> season ticket will give you entry to <strong>La Liga<\/strong>, <strong>Champions League<\/strong> and <strong>Copa del Rey<\/strong> matches. These can cost as little as 130\u20ac and as much as 800\u20ac. You have to get on a waiting list to get one of these tickets since they sell out very quickly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your best bet would be buying <strong>singular match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-fc-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets<\/a><\/strong>. These can run from 25\u20ac to 500\u20ac. The <strong>cheapest tickets<\/strong> are in the stands behind the goals and in the third tier of the stadium, but if you want to get one of those you have to\u00a0plan ahead. Our suggestion would be to buy the <strong>tickets<\/strong> a few weeks (or days, depending on availability) before the event and to try to aim for Copa Del Rey or Champions League Group Stage matches as those are harder to sell out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fc-barcelona-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FC Barcelona: The new sheriff in town<\/a><\/em><\/p>\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<div id=\"attachment_80087\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80087\" class=\" wp-image-80087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5452362110_cf2325a34a_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by wonker via Visualhunt\" width=\"298\" height=\"223\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by wonker via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> isn\u2019t your cup of tea, <strong>Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat<\/strong> holds the other historic Barcelona team playing La Liga football &#8211; RCD Espanyol. <strong>RCD Espanyol<\/strong> plays in a brand new stadium, the\u00a0<strong>RCDE Stadium<\/strong>, and is a former UEFA Cup finalist and four times Copa del Rey winner. Espanyol is often portrayed as the club of Barcelona residents who share Spanish ideals, contrasting with FC Barcelona\u2019s Catalan identity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RCD Espanyol <strong>season ticket prices<\/strong> run from 100\u20ac to 500\u20ac. <strong>Singular match tickets<\/strong> go from 25\u20ac to 400\u20ac, but <span style=\"color: #000000;\">unless Espanyol is playing against Real Madrid or Barcelona<\/span>\u00a0you can get good seats from around 50\u20ac. Like always, we advise you to plan ahead, but for less important matches you can get tickets at the gates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-other-fc-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The other FC Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lower_League_Football\"><\/span>Lower League Football<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If <strong>La Liga football<\/strong> is too glamorous for you and you\u2019re looking for a more genuine (or a cheaper!) experience, you can try lower league football in Barcelona. Head to the 7000-seater <strong>Nou Sardenya<\/strong> to watch <strong>CE Europa<\/strong> play in the Tercera Divisi\u00f3n, the fourth division of Spanish football. You won\u2019t pay more than 10\u20ac and you might just make a few friends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other lower league experience that might be interesting and equally<strong> cheap<\/strong> is going to the <strong>Mini Estadi<\/strong> to watch the development team of Barcelona, Barcelona B. We invite you to write back to us if you find the next Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> if you&#8217;re interested in short-term rentals for this football season.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"73235\"\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>Barcelona is a world-class sporting city that hosts some of the best annual events in European sports\u00a0and which has teams competing in the first division in every sport, from football to roller hockey. To the most casual sports fans, only two things come to mind: FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi. Football is king in Barcelona [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":80086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4497],"tags":[176,740,739,186,324,5158],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73235"}],"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\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73235"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108703,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73235\/revisions\/108703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}