Spain
Metropolitano
Home of Atlético Madrid in Madrid: nominal capacity 70,813, opened 1994, in the Rosas district.
Madrid70,813
Opened 1994Football grounds in Madrid
Madrid holds two of the biggest grounds in Europe, on opposite sides of the city, and both are on the metro. It is the strongest two-stadium weekend in this guide.
Spain
Santiago Bernabéu
Home of Real Madrid in Madrid: nominal capacity 83,186, opened 1947, in the Chamartín district.
Madrid83,186
Opened 1947Getting around
Transport in Madrid
- Madrid Metro — line 10 to Santiago Bernabéu, and line 7 to Estadio Metropolitano.
- Madrid Metro — Nuevos Ministerios and Las Rosas serve the two grounds on alternative routes.
- Madrid's Cercanías commuter trains link both stadium areas to the centre.
Planning
A football weekend in Madrid
Madrid is the model two-ground weekend: the Bernabéu is on line 10 in the north, the Metropolitano on line 7 in the east, and the metro connects both to the centre in under half an hour. A Saturday and a Sunday here is straightforward, with time left over for the city.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Madrid that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Madrid
Sol and the centre
The default base, with the metro reaching both grounds.
Chamartín
The district around the Bernabéu, convenient for the north of the city.
Las Rosas
The neighbourhood around the Metropolitano, quieter on non-matchdays.