Estadi Cornellá-El Prat

Last week I visited Estadi Cornellá -El Prat to see the grounds and experience the stadium and the history of the less well-known Barcelona fútbol club, RCD Espanyol.

Unlike Camp Nou, which holds nearly 100,000 spectators, Cornellá is a much smaller stadium holding around 40, 000, which can often mean that the fan base is more dedicated.  The tour of the stadium was awesome nonetheless as we got to see the locker rooms, press area, and even go on the field.  Because Espanyol's history is not comparable to FC Barca, and because the stadium is brand new, there was less to see on the tour, but the experience was just as amazing and in fact more intimate because the players and team are not as world renowned.

The stadium was beautiful and the facilities were amazing.  The architectural design of the stadium itself was very modern and after walking around the entire place, I can say that there are no bad seats in the entire stadium.  After learning the history of the team, it seems just as rich as FC Barca, but without the success to go along with it.

The tour was great and being a fútbol fan I always enjoy learning more about teams and seeing how the professionals overseas are treated like royalty.  It was a great experience and I plan on seeing the atmosphere of a game in the near future.