In a surprising twist, particularly for the trolls on X, Real Madrid’s tickets for the clash with Manchester City are not selling out.
That’s according to Marca. The Spanish newspaper cover the situation today, they report that something has changed at Madrid, particularly among the fans.
When they faced Manchester City earlier this season, the stadium was ‘packed’. Days before the game, it was impossible to find a ticket through the official sales channels. That’s despite the game in December being one in which nothing was really at stake.
Three months later, the situation has changed dramatically. Manchester City are in town again, but this time, tickets are available. That’s despite it being a quarter-final clash in the Champion Leage.
Real Madrid fans walk away
It’s a vial match but the stadium is yet to sell out. In fact, unlike last time when only the most expensive seats were available as the game drew closer, there are now €170 tickets available. That’s a ‘reasonable’ price for the Bernabéu.
The south end, north end, west side and east side all have tickets available for the game. Even Pep Guardiola’s latest return to his eternal rival doesn’t appear to have generated enough interest to fill the ground yet.
The situation is highly unusable for Real Madrid in the Champions League. Demand, though, has cooled following a string of disappointing performances.
The latest of those was a 1-0 loss at home to Getafe. That led to whistles from the stands following two defeats in their last three La Liga matches.
Real Madrid v Manchester City boredom
Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid
There may also be something approaching boredom to this particular fixture. Manchester City and Real Marid have faced off 11 times in the past five seasons.
They’ve also met in the knockout stages of the Champions League for five consecutive seasons.
That’s seemingly led to overkill, with fans voting with their wallets ahead of the game. Whether that leads to an empty stadium on Wednesday, remains to be seen. But it’s clearly something Madrid are worried about if this Marca report is anything to go by.
Manchester City have had their own issues selling out at times this season, along with other Premier League clubs. It would appear supporters are not willing to repeatedly go to the lengths being asked of them.