UEFA Champions League: How many spectators are expected at the Bernabéu for the Round of 16 between PSG and Real Madrid?
It is one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament and will certainly be one of the most-watched.
The UEFA Champions League continues its course and one of the most anticipated matches is the Round of 16 between PSG and Real Madrid, for which everyone is wondering how many spectators are expected at the Bernabeu.
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No one wants to miss this electrifying encounter in which two of the most powerful teams on the planet will clash for a ticket to the quarterfinals of the most prestigious club tournament on the planet.
How many spectators are expected at the Bernabeu for the Round of 16 between PSG and Real Madrid?
Between 62,000 and 65,000 spectators are expected at the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg of the PSG vs Real Madrid match, as the stadium is currently being remodeled and has a capacity of 52,000.
The Merengue club expects to be able to add 10,000 more seats for its fans for the second leg between the two clubs.
Under normal conditions, the stadium can hold up to 81,044 people, but with the remodeling work, the stadium will be able to hold up to 90,000 people, which means that they hope to have one of the largest stadiums in Europe.
What other changes will the Santiago Bernabeu stadium undergo when the renovations are completed?
Among the new changes that the stadium will undergo, it is expected to have a spectacular 360-degree video scoreboard inside the stadium structure, and expansion of the museum
, and a new interactive museum with the latest virtual reality technology in the Padre Damian area.
The stadium will also have two new towers in the Castellana area, with ramps, escalators, and elevators.
Spectator traffic will also be more fluid, with the installation of new escalators on the sides of Castellana and Padre Damián to the highest level of the stadium.
Finally, spectators will be able to enjoy Real Madrid content on their devices, which will be available to them when they enter the stadium.
How do PSG and Real Madrid get to the European Champions League Round of 16 matches secon leg?
The first leg was not to Carlo Ancelotti's liking and he has made this known to the press on different occasions.
In that match played at the Parc des Princes, the Merengues wanted to play on the counter-attack but the Parisians did not allow them to do so and kept the Spanish team under siege.
Such was Madrid's passivity that the player of the match was undoubtedly goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who gave his all on the pitch, but could not do much to prevent PSG's goal against Los Merengues, the result of an individual play by Kilyan Mbappé.
Therefore, the club led by Mauricio Pochettino will focus all its arsenal on trying to close the key next Wednesday, March 9, when they visit the remodeled Santiago Bernabeu, in a UEFA Champions League duel that no one wants to miss.