Lucky or what? I didn't really want to pay £65 for a game of football, not even in a top seat, but Betis seen to be going the way of a few other Spanish clubs that reside in "destination" cities, sell ST cheaply to locals and keep a few 1000 seats back to charge at top whack to tourists, it's hard to argue against and tbh if I hadn't gone I'd have probably spent £50 in bars watching it.........still....£65.
Estadio Benito Villamarin is similar to the Mestalla (Valencia), it just appears like that, you look up and suddenly a 60k stadium is there in a nondescript suburb, it's a 35/45 minute flat walk from the centre, fans were friendly and were so excited by KO that I am surprised many didn't die of heart attacks. As an aside, the anti Catalonia feeling is riding high in Andalucia and a loud version of Sylvia's "Viva Espana" was sung at regular intervals.
I had the perfect view, first row second tier, bang on the half way line.
I can't begin to describe the game, it was totally bonkers, the support for Betis incredible, ok, at 0-4 it died a bit but the noise at 3-4 made my head hurt. 2 classic kits, more great goals in a game than I've ever seen before and everybody stayed to applaud off both teams. An all time La Liga classic and a bargain for my money.
