We got to hear that twice last Sunday night as Real Madrid ("Royal" Madrid Football Club) beat Osasuna from Pamplona 2-0. It was great fun - really something to experience the energy of a top-class soccer club in its home stadium!The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is huge - it holds 80,400 fans and it was pretty full that night. The match started at 9 PM and ended around 11:00. The low that night was forecast to get down to around 21 degrees Fahrenheit so we bundled up (as you can see). It was pretty funny - we each had on something like long underwear under sweatpants under jeans, etc. When we got there there were huge space heaters up in the stands so we removed jackets, hats, etc. Oh well, at the least the walk home was warm! The metro ride after the match was like a huge cattle call...it was pretty unbelievable. But the Spanish people are very orderly for the most part.
When Real Madrid scored the sound was deafening. Many of the fans bring these incredibly loud horns they blow throughout the match. It was so incredibly loud I can't even describe it.
Next stop - Barcelona!
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