Went to my first soccer game yesterday night! Sevilla, ranked #10, was playing Villareal, ranked #3 in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. We played them last week and tied, and we were expected to lose this game. But we won 3-0, so now we're going on to the semi-finals!
The soccer stadium is literally across the street from my apartment, which is incredible and super convenient. I met up with 17 other people from the group and we bought tickets together, then climbed our way up up and up to the very top of the stadium. Everyone was staring at us, they could clearly tell we were American.
The game itself was awesome! Sevilla had two back-to-back goals at the beginning of the second half. So much energy! Instead of doing chants the Spaniards would actually sing songs, so the stadium came alive with deep voices belting "Ohhhh, Sevilla!" I took two videos, watch them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky203xHi-uw
This was hilarious-- as soon as the clock said it was halftime, on cue every person in the stadium bent down, picked up their bocadillos wrapped in aluminum foil, and started eating them. Apparently it's what Spaniards do, especially when the game is at 10:00-- dinner time! I felt dumb for not knowing and eating the bocadillo my señora had packed me just before the game!
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