We went on a fantastic tour today of the facilities. Some photos, more to follow: International - TTP Multimedia Gallery II
Among the main stadium itself (capacity ~100,000), the grounds boast an arena for the Basketball team, the Roller Hockey team, and Futsol. They have a "Mini" stadium across the street for the Reserve team which seats ~15,000, they have several different training facilities, including a grass full sized pitch beside the main stadium, a full sized field turf pitch, an immaculate dirt pitch, a couple of Futsol courts, and of course a phenomenal home team change room which boasts jacuzzis, cold tubs, swimming pool, massage areas, lounge...everything you need in one place to be at your best. The grounds also have an ice rink w/ a couple of hundred seats.
To top it off, there it an old refurbished farmhouse on the grounds that is used to house the youth teams.
It is a real eye opener...absolutely spectacular.
Highlight of the trip so far was last night...Barca was away to Valencia for the Cup Del Sol. My son and I wandered up the street, and found a bar where we watched the match w/ the locals. Home by 11:00 after a 3-2 loss, but Barca is fighting for the league right now so I doubt they cared about the result.
Not a great game for Barca actually; many starters didn't see the pitch. But, Thierry Henry came into the game at about 55 minutes, and his firt touch was an absolute clinical finish on a header, off the post and in.
Among the main stadium itself (capacity ~100,000), the grounds boast an arena for the Basketball team, the Roller Hockey team, and Futsol. They have a "Mini" stadium across the street for the Reserve team which seats ~15,000, they have several different training facilities, including a grass full sized pitch beside the main stadium, a full sized field turf pitch, an immaculate dirt pitch, a couple of Futsol courts, and of course a phenomenal home team change room which boasts jacuzzis, cold tubs, swimming pool, massage areas, lounge...everything you need in one place to be at your best. The grounds also have an ice rink w/ a couple of hundred seats.
To top it off, there it an old refurbished farmhouse on the grounds that is used to house the youth teams.
It is a real eye opener...absolutely spectacular.
Highlight of the trip so far was last night...Barca was away to Valencia for the Cup Del Sol. My son and I wandered up the street, and found a bar where we watched the match w/ the locals. Home by 11:00 after a 3-2 loss, but Barca is fighting for the league right now so I doubt they cared about the result.
Not a great game for Barca actually; many starters didn't see the pitch. But, Thierry Henry came into the game at about 55 minutes, and his firt touch was an absolute clinical finish on a header, off the post and in.
