My girlfriend and myself attended the Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad match at the end of January 2015, this was our second trip with Football Break to Madrid, and was equally as enjoyable. The ease of booking is a great help, and the Madrid experience is one we would definitely recommend
Purchase a Metro ticket for the duration of your stay, such an easy way to get around the city
This was our third trip with football break to Barcelona and, like the first two trips, the whole package was excellent. The upgraded match tickets offered by footballbreak were well worth the extra money as we got a great view of the game in both halves. The game itself was great to watch, two top teams made for a fantastic atmosphere and to see the worlds greatest player score the winner in a 3-2 Barcelona win, we couldn't have asked for any more.
In terms of the city, there is endless things to do and places to visit in Barcelona, I'd personally recommend buying a two day ticket on a jump on-jump off tour bus which enables you to visit almost all of the city's great attractions at your own speed. As previously stated, this was our third trip with footballbreak and I would recommend them to anyone, great value for money, simple to book and always on hand to answer any questions.
For future fans visiting Barcelona I'd recommend extending your trip an extra day or two as its a place with so much to do. The stadium tour at the Nou Camp is a must, as is a look around the Sagrada Familia and of course a long walk down the Ramblas.
our trip was originally booked by our kids, flying out from Gatwick and returning to Luton , but a few minutes on the phone and everything got sorted out at football break,we flew from Prestwick international to Girona and arranged a separate airport transfer to Barcelona, the seats at Camp Nou were excellent and we had 5 goals in the match with Barca winning.i would say the hotel was overrated (4* ... 3*'s at a push) but that is down to the hotel its self and not with football break. our location was spot on 10 minutes in the metro and we arrived at the stadium.
make good use of the metro system , its easier than you think, be sensible with your belongings as it has a reputation for pick pockets.
Total package was extremely professional. Tickets waiting for us at reception and hotel in a great location. Seats in stadium were above our expectations and we were fortunate to watch a thrilling match. Would recommend to anyone wanting to watch a match in Europe
The hotel was only 5 stops on the metro which was only a 5 mins walk away from our hotel. The flights were fine with no delays, the match tickets were waiting for us at the hotel reception , I didn't even ask for them as they were passed to me with the room key when we checked in. The experience of seeing the nou camp for real took our breath away due to the actual size of it. I couldn't fault the whole package from the day I booked it to the getting all the information approx 10 days before we went as was said when I booked the package.
If you go in January make sure to wrap up warm as it was pretty cold on the night.