Inside Real Madrid's $1BN Stadium Upgrade

How the Bernabéu was reborn.

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[thepebblesexplore]

That pitch storage with lights and irrigation and all that is just nuts. Incredible.

[kizer]

RESPECT TO ALL THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS THAT WORKED ON THE STADIUM.

[rbnarc]

You forgot to mention Florentino Pérez is a civil engineer graduate, president an key shareholder of ACS group, one of the largest Contractors in the world. He knows what he is doing. By the way, to avoid suspicacies, he banned his company to do the job, it is being carried out by FCC, one if its competitors in the spanish construction market

[HenrikSkov-DK]

I have been a Real Madrid fan for over 25 years and I have always dreamed of coming to the Santiago Bernabéu and watching a game.
Ever since I first heard about the rebuilding plans, I have told myself, now it has to be.
When the stadium is finished I will go down and watch a match (I'm from Denmark). It is time to go to Spain.
This is stated as item no. 1 on my bucket list.

[ivansanchez]

Im from Madrid, and eventhough Im not a football fan, I love having one of thr best footbal stafiums in the world and its new looks

[mohwe]

i think the most impressive thing of this renovation was how Real Madrid was still able to play in the Bernabeu during this period

[dvampofo]

The production of the video is stunning. Great work Fred and team!

[Ekow_TheStoryTeller]

I can’t believe Real Madrid made this a reality. Truly we must never stop dreaming big . MASSIVE APPLAUSE

[RoryHanna]

I must say i really dont like the outside design but this is an unreal piece of engineering. To do it all and not cause a huge bit of disruption to the actual team is mental. I think its easy to froget just how old it was and this upgrade is mental. How it can host other events even two at the same time in a staodum that big would be unreal. Its mental how you can have a stadium stocked in so much history revamp it still hold the sole of the staodum and make it modern. Every other club needs to take notes. This is perfect exmaple for future stadiums. Upgrading iconic arenas. Keeping it the same on the inside but giving it a new leash of life. Hopefully newcastle do the sams and dont make a huge campus like the eithad. Eventually the eithad will make sense with building around it but I feel staodums right in the city centre are the best. Instead of everything run by the club its locals. Local business that support the ub like in madrid.

[GeneralThargor]

I'm no fan of football, I like how the stadium is multi-use and other very different events can happen here. Madrid is a fantastic city with great infrastructure. I'm sure all the local people be they football fans or not will get to enjoy some fantastic events here. Well done to all involved, may you inspire the next generation.

[MM-femz]

Dividing the field into pieces and storing it in an underground greenhouse Is pretty crazy, definitely a better use of space than rolling it all outdoors like other stadiums.

[lordbouzas]

What an honor.
Im Madrileño(Natural from Madrid).
And obviously a Real Madrid fan.
This staudium its a gift for everyone in anywhere.
Come and visit Madrid. You will love our country and our capital.

[dani_zeta]

The best football club in history deserved the best stadium. Florentino as usual, one step ahead. His vision is a key role for the club to keep succeeding in the future. As he predicted, the only way to compete against 'state owned clubs" is by increasing the revenue of the team outside the pitch. Making from the stadium a 365-day venue will bring the club an estimated revenue of 200-300 extra million euros per season, allowing the club to keep competing for the best players in the world. It is not anymore just a football stadium.

[dreamchasergarage]

If I ever go to Spain again I'll definitely put seeing this stadium on the itinerary.

[nicolasblume]

The best thing about it is the location! No other big stadium of this class is in the center of the city, surrounded my many different metro lines

[msbgone]

Ok, that underground stuff is insanely neat, a train and ways to keep the grass healthy.... WOW, cool vid!

[alienx]

The main designer of this project was GMP Architekten in Berlin, the stadium division of the company (they have designed several Olympic and world cup stadiums across the world). But you have only mentioned very quickly as if the architect is not so important for such a project. It was infact one of the most important projects of the office at that time.

[aaaaa]

It's completely crazy and impressive that they did this while still in use

[evan]

The pitch breaks up into lil bits that are under individual greenhouse lamps??? That is SO extra, wow! The detail

[noclafcz]

Compare the parking (or lack thereof) with US stadiums. This is how you should build stadiums - in the city with good public transport connection.