^ The FC Barcelona slogan. Being the intense sports fan that I am, I naturally
had to go to a
soccer football fútbol game while I was here. (Okay, I guess it's pretty cool that I got to go see the #1 team in the world -- even
Madrid admits how good they are!) It was Barça vs Mallorca (29 Nov.) at their home turf, Camp Nou. The
stadium seats over 99,000 people, and it was packed -- we actually had trouble finding seats next to each other. Trying to get there on the subway was hilarious -- given the incredible importance that they place on the team and these games, the city should really figure out how to get people to them. The green line was so crowded that I felt like I was back on the 2 train on my way to work in the morning in the city.
In true American fashion, we went all-out with Barça gear.
We got to the stadium
a few minutes early and found our seats. Luckily, the
Barça hymn was one of the few things I actually learned in Catalan class.
Our seats weren't bad at all. Spain was shooting on this goal in the first half, so we had a great view of
Messi in action (casual hat trick the first three goals of the game).
Messi's PK!!
As much as I don't care about or follow sports (I know it's a really attractive and interesting quality), I was pretty captivated by the game. I think I could definitely get into this fútbol thing.
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