Madrid for Football

[wrencho]

I am taking Child 1 to Madrid to see a match in February. Atleti are playing at home on the chosen weekend. Flights and accommodation sorted so now I'm sorting the tickets. We are there all weekend so I'm not too concerned about the game being shifted around, I just want guaranteed tickets.

Does anyone have any experience in this? P1 travel seem to get mixed reviews, but the negative is from people that have dropped hundreds on premium seats at OT only to realise it's a dive....

[Suspicious_user]

Can you not just buy tickets on their website for the chosen date?

[wrencho]

Not for a match in February unfortunately. It would be for Child 1's birthday in December...

[Suspicious_user]

You can buy tickets about 2 months in Advance - so you might just be able to sneak it depending on the day of birth.

[the-norseman]

Always buy the tickets directly, these "football tour" websites are making a bomb off people for no reason.

I'm a Lazio and West Ham fan, there is a tour company who does West Ham away tours etc, they offered a tour a few years ago to Rome for Derbi Della Capitale and the prices were ridiculous, think they wanted about £100 just for the match ticket when in reality the match ticket was £30.

Who are Atleti playing that weekend, unless its Madrid or Barca it wont sell out.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Check out the other Madrid clubs, like Getafe and Rayo Vallecano. They often play on different days so a chance to see more than 1 game.

[the-norseman]

I'm guessing its the weekend of the 18th Feb. 2 matches in Madrid that weekend.

Atleti vs Las Palmas
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid -- a Madrid derby


Getafe vs Villareal