Missing a month nailed, but the Barça-Manchester United It has already become the most demanded match of the year in the Camp Nou. Although it is true that the Super Cupwith a classic in the final, grabbed the media attention last weekend, the reality is that the most soccer fans in Europe have already put their batteries to get their seat for the round of 32 match of the Europa League. In the absence of receiving Real Madrid at home on March 19, the European appointment on February 16 (6:45 p.m.) It is, by far, the one that arouses the most interest both for culés and foreigners.
VIP tickets between 645 and 2,500 euros
The most chic hotels in Barcelona, as well as important travel agencies that we are not going to mention in this article, are constantly receiving requests to purchase tickets for the Barça-Manchester Uniteda duel that represented the Champions League final in Rome 2009 and Wembley 2011. As you may have learned culemaniathe interest of buyers has led to the advance payment of several VIP stages valued at 2,500 euros. The cheapest VIP seats cost 750 euros and they are already sold out; the next level rises to the 1.190 euros.
The different types of tickets for the Camp Nou / FCB
The tickets in the stands are somewhat more accessible, although depending on the location they also shoot up to around 800 euros. The so-called Gol, Lateral and Tribuna VIP tickets range from 645 to 795 euros. Entry-level seats are not yet for sale.
‘Ban’ sale to ‘Red devils’
One of the premises that Barça announces on its website and that is also in charge of reporting from hotels and agencies is that “ticket sales are prohibited to Manchester United supporters“However, in the establishments that collaborate in selling them but that are unrelated to Barça, they have directly taken the premise of not selling to British people. The objective of this measure is to prevent the Camp Nou is filled with fans of the rival, with a purchasing power greater than the Spanish, as happened on the day of the dramatic Barça-Eintracht Frankfurt: German invasion and, la opstre, elimination of Barça in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Eintracht fans celebrate their team’s classification at the Camp Nou / EFE
It should be noted, as a curiosity, that the prohibitions established by Barça on its website only add to the basic and VIP tickets. Nevertheless, the club does not announce a ban on sales to United fans on the highest ticket range: VIP Premium tickets, that give access to the best locations in the VIP room and include uninterrupted catering.
World effect + Xavi effect
Beyond the sale of tickets for the match, in different high-end hotels in Barcelona there has also been an increase in interest in visiting the Barça museum. In fact, many of those who have purchased tickets for the Barça-United They also intend to do Tour Experience, whose most premium modality costs about 140 euros. In some of these hotels and agencies they recognize that “surely the recent World Cup has aroused an increase in interest in soccer that is going to be noticed in the coming months.” The good moment of Xavi’s Barça also helps.
