2010 is the first time that the Spanish team has moved beyond the quarters in the World Cup so it Wednesday was going to be a historic moment win or lose.
A friend and I decided we wanted to soak up the atmosphere and so headed to the Bernabeu where Hyundai have set up some massive screens and a Fan Park area for open-air viewing of the games. We arrived an hour before kick off and the place was heaving, lots of tourists, lots of kids and vendors hocking stuff. I bought myself a flag, which has been thoughtfully donated to hubby, who is, after all, the Spaniard in the relationship.
The downside; it was about 35ºC in direct sunlight and there were a good 20,000 people there (an estimated 50,000 by the time the match finished). We were there for about 30 minutes before we started to feel seriously ropey and decided to head for home, where there were cold mojitos and a sofa-view of the match.
Managed to snap a few pics of the atmosphere down there before we scarpered so here you go:
The Metro was a *little* bit busy
Walking up to The Bernabeu, an hour before the game
In case you didn't know, Spain beat Germany 1-0.The Spanish Queen went to the changing room after the game to say hi to the team, Puyol was in the shower at the time so had to shake her hand wearing nothing but a towel.
People are very excited about the game, they really can't believe that they are in the final.
Everyone here is loco crazy mental about football. I was living here when they won the Euro Championship and the place just went mad. In my opinion, not many nations know how to party like the Spanish, that is to say, they party hard, usually until the sun comes up, but they don’t seem to get particularly violent. Here in Madrid I don’t have that sense of danger that I often had at home, or in Barcelona.
I can’t imagine what the party will be like if Spain manages to pull this one off but I REALLY hope I get to see it.
¡Vamos España!
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