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Formula 1 Gran Prix Barcelona 2011

Dani — Sat, 21 May 2011 16:45:02 +0000

Formula 1 is back in Barcelona. The Circuit de Catalunya will host the fifth Formula 1 Grand Prix of the season (GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA BARCELONA 2011) between the 19th and the 22nd of May.

**GP España F1 Timetable**
Day	Event	Time
Friday 20th May	Practice	10:00 – 11:30
Friday 20th May	Practice	14:00 – 15:30
Saturday 21st May	Qualyfing	11:00 – 12:00
Saturday 21st May	Qualifying Q3	14:00
Sunday 22nd May	Race	14:00

Two presale periods with different price discounts have been introduced: First presale period ending on November the 30th offers a 20% discount while the second presale period ends on February the 28th allows a 10% discount. Tickets price vary from €110 to €535 outside the two pre-sale periods. Click here for further details regarding prices.

How to get to the Circuit?

By train (Rodalies – RENFE): Take the train at either Sant Estació train station or El Clot-Aragó train station towards Montmeló train station (line R2). The journey time is around 30 minutes. From Montmeló train station it is just a 20 minutes walk to the circuit.

BUS: Sagalés Coach Company offers a direct bus service from Barcelona city centre to Montmeló Circuit. Busses depart from the junction of Diputacio street and Passeig the Gracia. Price: €8 return ticket.

Finally, don’t forget to use sunscreen products, sun glasses, a baseball cap or a hut and comfortable footwear as although the Grand Prix will take place in May, temperatures can easily reach 30ºC.

Tip: A 3 day ticket includes a pit lane walkabout on Thursday the 19th of May that will allow you get a very close look at the pit garages.

Joan Gamper Trophy 2010

Dani — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:01:19 +0000

The Joan Gamper Trophy (Trofeu Joan Gamper in Catalan) is Barcelona’s annual pre-season football competition. It is Barça’s official presentation in front of their own supporters.

This year the Joan Gamper will take place on August 25th at 19:45 and Barcelona will play against Italian giants AC Milan.

This will be the perfect chance to see the new signings Villa and Adriano as well as the rest of Barcelona stars Messi, Xavi, Ibrahimovic, Puyol and of course Iniesta who score the goal the gave Spain their first World Cup title in South Africa.

Ticket prices vary from 19 to 88 euro for the general public and from 14 to 66 euro for Barcelona members.
Tickets can be bought directly at F.C. Barcelona official website.

F.C. Barcelona – Ac Milan – August 25th at 19:45

Spanish Super Cup

Dani — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:50:29 +0000

Football is back !!!

F.C Barcelona will play the 2nd leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Saturday 21th of August at 21:30.

Barcelona has to overcome a 3-1 deficit to Sevilla, although for this second leg at home, Barça’s coach Pep Guardiola should have the Spanish internationals (Valdes, Puyol, Piqué, Busquests, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro and Villa) who did not play the first leg in Sevilla.

Barcelona supporters hope to celebrate the first official trophy of the 2010/11 season.

Ticket prices vary from 32 to 102 euro for the general public and from 26 to 82 euro for F.C Barcelona members.
Tickets can be bought directly at F.C. Barcelona official website.

Spanish Cup in Barcelona

Jordi — Mon, 17 May 2010 06:00:44 +0000

On the 19th of May, Barcelona and more precisely in the Nou Camp (F.C.Barcelona Stadium) will hold the final game of the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) against Sevilla F.C. and Atlético de Madrid.

To encourage the game, Atlético de Madrid have developed an original advertising to encourage their fans to achieve the maximum possible support. This advertising promulgates that Atletico’s fans can help their team win if they dream harder than rival fans.

As in all Spanish Cup editions, special meeting points areas will be prepared around the Nou Camp in order to allow all supporters from each club to be together to enjoy an amazing day in a comfortable and friendly environment.

The kickoff time will be at 9:00 pm at Camp Nou and as it happens every season, different areas will be prepared for each team supporters will be broadcasted by Spanish television channel TVE1.

To get to the Stadium check metro map: Maria Cristina (L3) and Collblanc (L5).

Good luck to both teams and have a nice time.

League title celebration in Barcelona

Dani — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:53:41 +0000

Next Sunday night (16.05.2010), Barcelona city could be either a big celebration or great sadness. With just one game left, Spanish league (la liga) title still has to be decided.

Barcelona is top of the league by a single point, so a win will guarantee Barcelona the title.

**Spanish Liga BBVA table**
Games	Goal difference	Points
F.C. Barcelona	70	96
Real Madrid	67	95
Valencia C.F.	18	68
Sevilla C.F	15	60
…	…	…
Real Valladolid	-21	36
Málaga C.F	-6	36
Racing Santander	-19	36
C.D Tenerife	-33	36
Xerex C.D	-28	33

Barcelona plays at home against Valladolid, while Madrid plays away from home at Málaga. Surprisingly enough while Barcelona and Madrid will fight to win the Spanish league, both Valladolid and Malaga are fighting to avoid relegation so all four teams will give everything. Both matches will kick off simultaneously at 7pm local time.

If Barcelona wins this last game of the season, it will be Barcelona 20th Spanish League title and of course there will be a huge celebration. Barça supporters usually celebrate at the top of Las Ramblas (Canaletes fountain) so if you happen to be in Barcelona next week and you would like to be surrounded by more than 100,000 Barcelona supporters you just have to go to Las Ramblas.

However, you have to be aware that in recent years there have been riots during Barcelona celebrations so you should be aware that celebrations may turn into violence late at night.

Tip: If you go celebrating, do no stay there for too late as late at night things may get violent, and if you see any sign of people going mad damaging kiosks, lamposts and bus stops, do not stay any longer and leave the area immediately as things may get nasty.

Be safe and avoid any possible problem!

Barcelona Open Godó

Jordi — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:01:49 +0000

Best tennis in the world has arrived to Barcelona. From the 16th to 25th of April the “Real Club de Tennis of Barcelona” celebrates the 58th Trophy of Conde Godó (Barcelona Open BancSabadell).

Barcelona Open has a very good reputation within the ATP Tennis circuit and it usually has the best players participating. This year will feature world-class players such as:

Rafa Nadal (winner of the last 5 editions is missing this edition due to leg injury), Juan Martín del Potro, Nikolay Davidenko, Robin Söderling, David Nabaldian, Fernando González, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer or Radek Stepanek among others.

**Last Editions**
Year	Winner	Semifinalist
2009	Rafa Nadal (ESP)	David Ferrer (ESP)
2008	Rafa Nadal (ESP)	David Ferrer (ESP)
2007	Rafa Nadal (ESP)	Guillermo Cañas (ARG)
2006	Rafa Nadal (ESP)	Tommy Robredo (ESP)
2005	Rafa Nadal (ESP)	Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
2004	Tommy Robredo (ESP)	Gastón Gaudio (ARG)
2003	Carlos Moyà (ESP)	Marat Safin (RUS)
2002	Gastón Gaudio (ARG)	Albert Costa (ESP)
2001	Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)	Carlos Moyà (ESP)
2000	Marat Safin (RUS)	Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)

Clay courts season has started and Barcelona Open is once more a compulsory stop for tennis fans. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick which makes the ball bounce higher and slower than in any other surface, therefore points are usually longer and enjoyable for the spectator.

Tickets go from 8 to 13€ during the preliminary matches and from 23,50 to 75€ for the playoffs and they can be bought in any of these options:

Phone: 902 332 211 / +34 933 268 918

Internet: www.servicaixa.com

Information: www.rctb1899.es – Tel. (34) 93 203 78 52

Real Club de Tennis is located at BOSCH I GIMPERA street, 5-13, 08034 BARCELONA (metro Palau Reial Green line click on Barcelona Metro Map).