Camp Nou: special place for many footballers in the world

During our stay in Barcelona, there was a game of La Liga at Camp Nou.

I bought a tickets at Barcelona Official Homepage about a week before the game. It was really difficult to find seats in a consecutive row. According to the information, most seats of Camp Nou are bought by members of Socio, club members, as annual seats. So you have to wait for socio members to sell those seats before the game (there is a system for Socio members to release seats). If you check available seats on Official Site, some seats are taken and released from time to time.

Online ticket

Ticket I bought at stadium entrance

While I was browsing for sometime, I found 2 seats side by side with another seat right behind them. So without hesitation, I bought those 3 seats for 4 of us. Our 2 kids are 4-year old and 18-month. I expected that my daughter, 18-month, might be exempted from buying a seat, because she cannot watch the game sitting by herself.

On the day of the game, when we try to enter the stadium, gatekeeper said he can't allow us to enter with 3 tickets for 4 people. He said above 8-month, even babies need tickets at the same price!!

So I rushed out again and got one more ticket at the entrance of stadium. What do you think of this?

Anyway, the game was great. Atmosphere is so lovely. Audiences around us are mostly member of socio and chanting a lot. Unfortunately our favorite Messi had terrible injury and went out of the field in 10 minutes, we have enjoyed watching the game.

What impressed us is also people around. As we sat in a different row, father with his son told us he can change seats with us so that we sit on the same row all together. He was a member of Socio and having a ID like member's card. He raised his voice to chant and cheer up the team and players. With the help of him, we really had a nice time at Camp Nou.

There are some tips for those who go there and watch the game.

1. Baby trolly (baggy)

You can drop it near entrance gate number 5. There is an office to collect some big items which it is difficult to bring in the stadium. Though most people, staff and security, do not know where to drop, there is a such a friendly arrangement for family visitors.

2. Traffic

We used Metro line 3. on our way back, there are so many people at the station and could not pass through easily with a trolly (baggy). So for those with small kids, you had better take enough time before going to the station or need to think about alternative transport.

3. Seat booking

Except major game, such as Classico or game against other big teams, you can find seats even a few days before the game. To have a seat in the same row, booking seats a few days or hour before the game might be one option. But no one know when seats are sold out....

4. Sunscreen/cap or hat
Camp Nou doesn't have good shades unless you take your seats at main stand behind players' bench. So if your game is not in the night, you have to face sunshines during the almost entire game. You definitely need cap or hat to watch game comfortably and also had better put sunscreen unless you want to catch nice suntan.