Inside Real Madrid's $1BN Stadium Upgrade

How the Bernabéu was reborn.
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[@TheNewSchmoo]

I was hoping we'd seen the last of this ponzi scheme

[@twit_t9668]

Yikes guys, you gonna shill crypto scams for us next?

[@misterhat5823]

That's it. Thumbs down and unsubscribed.

[@brendansully12]

They need money to eat @@misterhat5823

[@trudy__taylorandjorjamummy]

​@@TheNewSchmoo😊😊😊e⁴

[@thepebblesexplore83]

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

[@SouthGlass]

Funny it was Florentino Pérez (the club's president and a construction tychoon) who had the idea. He is truly a special one

[@johanneswerner7649]

Perez visited the Schalke Arena. So impressiv of him.

[@PenskePC17]

@@johanneswerner7649 did the guy that designed that stadium visit University of Phoenix stadium in the US 20 years ago to come up with his idea? These supposed “best stadiums in the world” just feature trickle down tech from American football and baseball stadiums.

[@147dsb9]

Is it motorized or pneumatic

[@sergioancyt1536]

@@147dsb9 Digo yo que será hidráulico

[@kizer0161]

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

[@itofranco]

Undoubted respect for the workers. But some are born to have the vision, design, plan and risk capital. And others just to be working ants.

[@Cecil_Augus]

​@@itofrancoSuch an idiotic view you have, my friend. Congratulations.

[@Ekow_TheStoryTeller]

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

[@oasis5683]

it is the power of money.

[@PenskePC17]

I mean, it’s a nice stadium, but the whole “best stadium in the world” part is comical. European football stadiums are probably on par with American baseball stadiums they however don’t even really compare to NFL stadiums.

[@bryanng1314]

@@PenskePC17 I'd argue the new Bernabeu is on par if not better than some NFL stadiums. But yep it is nothing compared to the flagship stadiums like Mercedes Benz, US Bank, Sofi, etc. Always found it laughable when people called the Tottenham stadium the "best in the world".

[@notdn]

@@PenskePC17 LMFAO seanloughlin55633231 youre everywhere exposing your stupidity, ignorance and bias

[@notdn]

@@bryanng1314 "I'd argue the new Bernabeu is on par if not better than some NFL stadiums. But yep it is nothing compared to" LMFAO another one exposing his ignorance and bias without noticing ofc

[@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

[@mr8I7]

"He knows what he's doing" - This phrase in English implies he has ulterior motives. Is he trying to bankrupt his competition with this work then?

[@rbnarc]

@@mr8I7 Oh, I didn't mean that, I guess I translated literally from spanish. I meant he has vast knowledge about engineering and construction, so his decisions in this issue have a background, in opposition to other multimillionaire club owners that might be more "volatile"

[@nyo1026]

Florentino is the backbone of our club. We love and thank him.

[@BillyOchaita]

Perez = Crack

[@kylethomas7467]

@@rbnarc Don't listen to that guy. It imply that, particularly in a certain tone, but it definitely means "He is capable," or "He has the knowledge required to do this."

[@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.

[@onterom]

Hello from Madrid. Hope to see you😂. Hala Madrid!!!

[@jaggumonk7]

​@@onteromhala madrid bro. I'm also going to visit it as soon as I finish my studies and get a job. the goat stadium

[@planetamatt]

Of course Henrik. You will be welcome to Spain and Madrid. And we will see the best football stadium in the world is owned by the best Club of all time. HM 14 🏆🤍👑💎🏟️

[@blyki867]

@@onterom Lucky bastard

[@Smokey2Mc]

​@@blyki867whys he lucky?

[@mukulupadhyay4656]

This video is gonna blow up.

[@paulfrancis8764]

Eh

[@636Knight]

Fr

[@chrisrenthlei821]

1 mill views soon

[@S0L12D3]

Most definitely

[@S0L12D3]

@@paulfrancis8764”eh” bro you don’t know what ur talking about 😂

[@loumcast]

Madrid is the bomb!!! Best food, party scene, friendly people, great museums, excellent parks, wonderful culture, historic places, beautiful people, and now one of the best, if not the best soccer/football stadium in the world. No other capital in Europe can match what Madrid has to offer.

[@ralphvarela2457]

My mom is from Madrid, and I recently visited this past summer after a 30-year absence. My biggest disappointment: That it took me 3 decades to return. The city is AMAZING. Like you said: The food, the culture, the nightlife, the people.... Real Madrid is just the icing on this cake 😗🤌

[@ocavicabavi3490]

Well is tge biggest Club for a reason

[@thebabbler8867]

Better than Paris?! Watch it!

[@christophercurtis2893]

@@ocavicabavi3490 The reason is the league is useless. That's the reason them and Barca win the league all the time.

[@Thrill_Hou]

London & Paris >>>

[@MM-fe9mz]

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.

[@MaxPowerStd]

Yes is an amazing engeriering

[@Black4Cook]

the nfl players which played at Tottenham said that you can feel the gaps where the field is split into peaces. So if you have the place, a full field is better than when you have to store them underground. And it's probhably cheaper to roll them out. But here in Europe you normaly don't have the space to do it. In the US the stadiums are completely outside the city so you have the place to roll them out (like in Arizona the State Farm stadium or in Las Vegas the Allegiant stadium)

[@shaun2463]

@@Black4Cook what players said that and when? How is that possible re: the NFL pitch at Tottenham? The NFL pitch has no gaps and isn't split into pieces. It's the real grass that Tottenham play on that splits into 3 pieces and slides away. The NFL pitch is just a normal NFL field that sits under Tottenham's pitch.

[@Black4Cook]

@@shaun2463 bills and jax players. The nfl field is split into 8 peaces because the rolls of the soccer field roll between parts of the nfl field. Watch the video of how they transform the stadium. Nfl field split in 8 peaces and between the peaces they have to roll out extra parts of turf.

[@lepari9986]

Pieces, not peaces.

[@dani_zeta8031]

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.

[@josetoledorivera5208]

LO PROXIMO ES LA CONSTRUCION DEL PARQUE TEMATICO

[@alexmarques4432]

Florentino found a solution to overpower state-owned clubs: changing Madrid into a Club-owned Autonomous Community.

[@unelectedbureaucrat2003]

Yerrr cuz RM isn't state owned is it? 🤪

[@dani_zeta8031]

RM belong to the members. The club has no owner, Perez is just the president, some sort of CEO, who was elected by the members in public elections. All the money comes from the own revenue of the club. Only 4 clubs in Spain remain as member clubs. Madrid, Barcelona, Osasuna and Bilbao. All them are S.A.D. = sociedad anónima deportiva = a limited liability corporation created under a 1990 Spanish law for the purpose of operating competitive sports teams. To summarise, no, it is not a state owned.@@unelectedbureaucrat2003

[@pennyblue6372]

@@unelectedbureaucrat2003who owns real madrid?

[@mohwe1007]

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

[@greenblood6186]

We literally won the most epic UCL in history with out stadium half done. It's crazy😂

[@fjp3305]

For a short period it wasn't.

[@vk8442]

They were not playing in Bernabeu they were playing in another stadium which is named after Alfredo De Stefano sad to see on of our fans is mentioning we won UCL in Bernabeu that year....Glory hunters...

[@jlna]

Not true. They played most of the time in that awful and small Stadium (Valdebebas) they have for their B Team. Klopp was even making jokes about it.

[@greenblood6186]

@@jlna that was only one season, and we made it to the UCL semifinals and won the league.

[@alienx424]

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.

[@garyleivers9194]

I agree.... this is a great channel, but the Architect's role is extremely marginalized.... when in fact it was absolutely central. I've noticed that on several of these otherwise excellent presentations.

[@robert111k]

Not really. The main designer is López-Chicheri, from L35. There are lots of videos here in YT where he explains all the process.

[@soerenbo]

@@robert111k GMP is leading the development in collaboration with L35 as a local partner. It's quite common for such large competitions to require local partner firms for the more global big practices, Foster for example also took part in the competition together with spanish architecture firm De la Hoz, or Herzog de Meuron toghether with Rafael Moneo. But the design and the competition win was led by and officially organised by GMP.

[@robert111k]

@@soerenbo, don't be so patronizing. L35 is an internacional architecture studio, the same as De la Hoz and Moneo (a Pritzker award)

[@PabloGarcia-ly7pm]

​@@soerenboI would agree with you normaly, but the thing here is that apparently GMP has taken a second place, for unknown reasons, and L35 has led all the redesign and production of the stadium during the works.

[@buga4529]

Theres no debate. Real Madrid is the best club in the world.

[@90s_Babeyy]

No Cap 🚫🧢🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@SerialChiller12101]

The report came in no lies detected all 100% facts.

[@cgfee.]

❤💙

[@ivansanchez143]

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

[@amenboughanmi5819]

It is not up for debate. Real Madrid is the biggest Club in world football with the most iconic stadium as well and now the most modern.

[@EggooYT]

This may be the most modern, but it is not the most iconic stadium in Europe.

[@BoyBoy-nm9le]

@@EggooYTthen what is camp nous?😂😂😂

[@EggooYT]

@@BoyBoy-nm9le it is certainly more iconic than the Bernabeu. You'd struggle to find a neutral football fan or list that would suggest otherwise.

[@BoyBoy-nm9le]

@@EggooYT no it aint search it up Or see this History bernabau Trophies bernabeu Design bernabau Profit bernabou

[@EggooYT]

@@BoyBoy-nm9le your criteria are missing the point of what makes an iconic stadium. Or you don't understand what defines being iconic. Profit, trophies for example don't make an iconic stadium. They would, however make a more successful football team. But the debate here is which is the worlds most iconic stadium. History? Wembley stadium. Home of football. Design? More objective but The Maracana, Old Trafford and Camp Nou are definitely in with a shout. Bernabeu may be more modern but that is typically the antithesis of something bding iconic. I'd list it in the top ten for sure. Maybe top five along with the four above, or San Siro instead. It may be the best stadium, but not the greatest or most iconic. Take care 👍🏻

[@a11aaa11a]

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

[@ronggrikmarak4357]

The club played their home games in their alternative stadium (aka Alfredo Di Stefano stadium) for one season. Could be more; I don't remember.

[@Alan18012]

hi

[@evan]

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

[@Jefferson-xi8tu]

Evan I am a huge fan :D

[@tobiwan001]

It looks amazing and full of cool features. I have to say it looks like they have delivered what they promised: the best stadium in the world.

[@Harry._.Thompson]

Well

[@RandomTheories]

until the next one is built :)

[@tobiwan001]

@@RandomTheories Barcelona is also doing a 1bn upgrade. But despite the 105k capacity it looks less spectacular.

[@motianton]

@@tobiwan001 they use more of their space for seating patrons, so that may play into it

[@robertopolanko6707]

@@tobiwan001but Barcelona stadium won’t have a retractable roof or pitch

[@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.

[@josevera5094]

they are updating the subway stations next to the stadium in a joined effort between the club and the city :D

[@Electricdreams21]

Lack of space in most European cities dictates it. The sheer amount of parking space in the US is astounding! I went to the aquarium in Atlanta, it was huge...but not as big as the car park

[@Robbielazar]

The stadium is there since the 1940s. That’s why it is right downtown.

[@antoniocampen]

​@@Electricdreams21this stadium was on the outskirts when it was built, but the city has grown so much it has surrounded it. so they could have built lots of parking space but why would you waste land for that?

[@lws7394]

@@Electricdreams21 No, it isn't. Firstly A lot of European stadiums were on the edge of town when built : Bernabeu, Johan Cruijff Arena, Wanda Metropolitano. The city was built around it afterwards .. But most cities will not pay for the wasted space for car parks that are used once a week. Nor are they keen to 'facilitate' a highway/highway exit with capacity of 20k vehicles per hour, because those costs run easily into €100-200 mln. A metro line, or 2 tram lines often have a capacity to move 50k passengers per hour, per direction (!) and can be used for other transit from residential built around it 24/7. When you have proper transit, why built a massive road and incure high lost (taxable) income with a desert of parking spaces.

[@nicolasblume1046]

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

[@AL5520]

First of all, outside the US and canada (and even in a few places in the US and Canada) there are big stadium of "this class" i a central area with a good public transport connection. This stadium is in a in the city but it's not in the center and it is directly serve by one metro line (L10). The Nuevos Ministerios station which is a central one with regional/suburban trains is not too far but it's still almost 1km away in an aerial line. Camp Nou in Baecelona is the same distance from the city center in a central location with the main train station Sants a bit over 1km (so also high speed and long distance trains) and served by L3, L5, L9, L10 and the tram (T1, T2 and T3). Again, this is pretty common in many places in Spain and other places in Europe and other places around the world (as I said, even a few places in the US/Canada).

[@notdn]

@@AL5520 Do u lie to yourself like that in day to day too?

[@josephjo8350]

​@@AL5520I think camp nou is in the outskirts of Barcelona, that's why u don't see big buildings near the stadium. Even Europeans are baffled by why the Bernabeu is in the heart of madrid

[@AL5520]

@@josephjo8350 so I guess that as someone who lives in Barcelona and visited this place many times the I just imagined the residential buildings around it. Barcelona, unlike Madrid, is compact and dense, the distance between the the edges north to south (or to be more precise southeast no north west) is just 5km so you cannot talk about "outskirts, unlike in the sprawling (relatively to Spain) Madrid. The adjacent city to the stadium is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, which is even denser than Barcelona so it is a central urban location. The distance from both stadium to what is considered as the center is the same. Camp de Mestalla in Valencia is much more central than both Camp Nou and Bernabéu and there are plenty of very central stadiums in Spain and there are quite a few around the world, even in the US and Canada.

[@josephjo8350]

@@AL5520 bro I'm not trying to say that you're telling lies or anything like that...I'm just saying that the Bernabeu is in the heart of madrid and madid is the capital of spain so obviously you can understand how the real estate will be for example in Germany it's very rare to build stadiums in city centre they find that rather ridiculous

[@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.

[@yassineabahrouz5456]

"Madrid is a fantastic city with great infrastructure" The city has no business in taking credit for this amazing stadium, it belongs to REAL MADRID!!!

[@heythisisminenotyours]

How do you know someone isn't a football fan? They'll tell you 😉

[@latinonic1]

@@yassineabahrouz5456 It does not, but it will definitely be one of the great landmarks of the city.

[@user-et3sr8ks2p]

If you are not a fan, you called it soccer not football

[@maggimar3118]

Admirable reconstruction of this world famous football stadium. Through thoughtful design and functionality. As a Manchester United fan, I look at Santiago Bernabeu with both admiration and envy.

[@matthewagooden]

I visited old trafford last year. After watching this video...I hate to say that our stadium looks dismal compared to bernabeau lol

[@greenblood6186]

​@@matthewagooden nah. It's old but has aura. I'm a madridista and I love Old Trafford, Anfield, and many other iconic stadiums that haven't changed much in recent decades. Always a pleasure to play there💜⚪🤜🤛❤️🖤

[@matthewagooden]

@@greenblood6186 i agree. the feeling of being there is special but it needs upgrades...hopefully they retain an architecture firm that keeps the iconic feel and design but gives it a modern twist!

[@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.

[@jaggumonk7]

i mean barca is trying to do the same except that they demolished the whole stadium and tried revamping it when they were in crippling debt. it would be cool to see inter and Milan jointly revamp the san siro tho

[@fjp3305]

For a short time they had to play at the training stadium

[@dreamchasergarage690]

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

[@Cannlos]

Like every tourist on Spain does. Real madrid's museum is the 2nd most visited museum in all the country.

[@mineralwater6736]

@@Cannlos what's the first??

[@Cannlos]

@@mineralwater6736 The Prado Museum. The most important classic western painting museum in the world.

[@Cannlos]

@@mineralwater6736 Prado Museum.

[@chrispintog]

Museo Reina Sofia (modern art in Madrid) @@mineralwater6736

[@lordbouzas3640]

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.

[@Ray03595]

Nice stadium. The stadium being part of the community should be a given. Only in North America do we still create new stadiums surrounded by asphalt and little amenities in the area.

[@paulrussell1207]

On the one hand the fact that nearly everybody will drive to the stadium has probably caused this in North America, on the other hand the fact US downtowns haven't been places of mass gathering to the same extent as Europe creates a good incentive for somebody with a vision to do something creative in the future.

[@jamesleyda365]

Seattle is one city in America that has stadiums right at city center and with little asphalt

[@pavelow235]

MLB builds inside urban neighborhoods more nowadays. But yes, NFL is for people that live the American lifestyle, not really for urban Americans, they go to MLS and NBA games.

[@pavelow235]

​@@jamesleyda365wrong, Seattle stadium area is a industrial wasteland.

[@evancombs5159]

@@paulrussell1207 its not, here in Indianapolis, where we have essentially no viable public transportation and fairly low density we only build stadiums downtown. The only reason stadiums do not get built in downtown areas is due to the cost of land. It is cheaper to buy a large swath of land and build a giant parking lot outside of downtown than it is to find and buy land downtown. Most of the time, anymore, new stadiums are pitched alongside a redevelopment plan with the hopes of the stadium becoming an anchor for a new center for gathering outside of game days.

[@yemalad1.]

Makes me laugh when English media and football pundits just nonchalantly state that Man Utd are the biggest club in the world. It’s Real Madrid by a mile! FOURTEEN champions league trophies, the biggest fan base and legitimate biggest turnover and now this mind blowing stadium! I’m a Liverpool fan born and bred and we’re a colossal club the most successful and famous English club but I have always acknowledged Madrid as the worlds biggest club 👍

[@Mudisolo]

It’s because you are smart and humble.

[@SamuelMills-ez4jo]

Best and biggest are two different things. Both are the biggest with barca.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Even during Liverpool's golden period in the 70s and 80s, United were still not only a bigger club than Liverpool but twice as big. Biggest and best aren't the same

[@yemalad1.]

@@Joker-yw9hl absolute bullshit 🤡

[@Joker-yw9hl]

@@yemalad1. facts don't care about feelings

[@cosmo-q4596]

Spain is hosting the 2030 World Cup along with Morocoo and Portugal, the final is surely in Spain. Now its a debate whether it should be Barcelona or Madrid Stadium. , yes the Campnou may have larger capacity which is really good. But i think the Santiago Bernabeu deserves to hold the Final.

[@sthill1993]

Not a chance it's held in Barcelona, only slightly higher chance of it not being in Madrid. Political pressure.

[@user-ov5pf8jv2w]

Viva Madre Espana❤ Love from Philippines

[@paramee17]

"though it might have won more European cups than anyone else, calling Real Madrid the best football club in the world is always up for debates.." Nope. No debate.. football heritage wise they ARE in a league of their own.. add to it the new Bernabeu, well and truly "somos los reyes de el europa"

[@VIC-tz6wc]

👑⬜️⚽️

[@oceaniafrontier6923]

Not only do I love your content, production, and narration, but the soundtracks to your videos blow me away! They capture the mood so well and turn a spectacular architectural presentation into a full theatrical experience. Bravo!

[@Gary_C]

New York City needs something like this for the grass at MetLife Stadium. All sports play on awful turf and it's injuries non-stop

[@B-A-L]

New York City doesn't even have an NFL stadium and the only NFL stadium in New York State is in Buffalo! Mind you Kansas doesn't have an NFL team either!

[@msbgone]

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

[@dvampofo]

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

[@MikeHarris1984]

Here in Phoenix, back in the 90's when we built our new baseball stadium, it was the first stadium with a full removable roof. Now all stadiums have it. Then when we built our football stadium in the mid 00's, it was the first with a movable field. Now they All have it. But this one sending the field underground to be watered and lighted to grow is amazing.

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

And yet Chase Field remains the best of them all IMO. Especially when a World Series is on

[@rockshox71]

if your football stadium was built in the mid 00s, it wasn't the first with a movable field. Arena Auf Schalke was finished in 2001 and had one already.

[@dannycostello]

Sorry to say but the millennium stadium now called the principality stadium in Cardiff Wales was built in 1999 and had a retractable roof so your stadium was not the first to do it :)

[@battleford3574]

​@@dannycostelloSkydome Stadium in Toronto opened in 1989 with the first retractable roof.

[@battleford3574]

Skydome Stadium in Toronto had the first retractable roof and it opened in 1989 before Arizona's stadium.

[@siler22]

Best thing about Bernabeu is its location, huge stadium just being perfectly located in busy area, not somewhere 10km away from Madrid

[@jmdv_channel]

I'm glad this video mentioned one key point 10:19 about the pitch system, which is the train tunnel that runs only a few meters below the stadium pitch

[@cosmo-q4596]

What a time to be Real Madrid fan and an architect

[@bharatavarsha10k]

Yes, I agree with you. This stadium is beyond everything we've seen till date!

[@simonmarsh1881]

Tottenham Hotspur stadium London, was the front runner Football, NFL, Rugby, Boxing, Music concerts, Go-Karting etc. Etc

[@terryharle627]

It's not even close to tottenham stadium

[@6deadbodies]

​@@terryharle627see daxing airport

[@ryanjohnson3615]

Great vid! -always love B1M. I'd have liked to see more detail on the roof and pitch moving systems here though.

[@football_ix_lovee]

As an engineer myself, I consider this a brilliant architectural beauty

[@tygerrruk5908]

As a utd fan I can only dream ..what a beautiful stadium..

[@WritingGeekNL]

Same thing for me as a Feyenoord fan. Our old ladies are amazing, but they really need to be renovated.

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

Visited it the other day.... what a Stadium!!! Ex Londoner here who now lives in Madrid!

[@toontonic]

Stunning upgrade on what was already a great stadium. Real Madrid are a classy club, and now they have a nice, shiny new stadium.

[@talesfromunderthemoon]

… and the stadium itself is one of the candidates for the grand final of FIFA Centennial World Cup (2030). The other ones are Barcelona's Camp Nou, and Casablanca Grand Stadium.

[@ignaciocampos8435]

Estadio de la Luz should be a candidate as well perhaps? or is it capacity too low?

[@leeking6939]

​@@ignaciocampos8435yeah and I also I think when it's comes to pedigree it just makes sense for a world cup final to be in Madrid or Barcelona at two of the most iconic stadiums in football

[@AK-forty-seven]

Of course the best stadium in the world belongs to the best team in the world! Those amenities wow!

[@maucastillo3940]

Any NFL stadium >>>>

[@philc1773]

The best team in the world right now, is Manchester City.

[@mridultiwari8909]

​@@maucastillo3940typical American comment 🥱🥱

[@maxedgardogarcia]

​@@philc1773you need 13 additional UCL's to even begin comparing. Please respond in 2036 and well start the debate.

[@maxedgardogarcia]

​@@maucastillo3940first off, all handegg teams are Mc Burguer corporations, NOT ACTUAL CLUBS. Secondly enjoy your endless parking lots and your soul less cities. Real Madrid IS the BEST team in the history of sports period. Have fun driving throuh the shoot outs on the way to the "game".

[@petriepretorius4085]

and, that music....another GREAT B1M video! it is something to see, those retractable sections of the sports field...and the facade is really cool...

[@kevinmauricio4747]

I went to the first home game since the changes (against Granada in September) and let me tell you the atmosphere was freaking amazing 😍🤩

[@diegocastro4154]

The magic of the Bernabéu it is because the verticality. I absolutely love the wall effect. Other great stadiums like Tottenham or Sofy havent got that huge wall effect.

[@thebabbler8867]

*"SoFi"

[@AbdulAzis-nw3iq]

What is the use of it? Nothing....

[@ronycoello9365]

@@AbdulAzis-nw3iqYou have to be there to experience what it means.

[@emilio0483]

@@AbdulAzis-nw3iqTottenham stadium has not retractable roof

[@rustystuff]

I'm a Liverpool supporter, and as much as I love Anfield I think we are falling behind these supper stadiums that can accommodate several different sports. More restaurants, bars etc. I know they don't have much room around Anfield but by the looks of things, neither did Madrid! Great video as always.

[@mr8I7]

How would you feel about moving into the new Everton stadium? Anfield looks like it's seen it's best days and Liverpool need a new stadium. Everton have a beautiful new stadium but may well not have the money to sustain it. Seems like a good fit to me.

[@kevdog5043]

Plus the fact that Liverpool is a hellhole full of scallies wanting to nick your hubcaps…

[@ruhri0411]

Liverpool FC should really think about a new stadium, Anfield has even been edged out by the new Everton stadium for Euro 2028 because the pitch at Anfield is 4 metres short of the Fifa standard size.

[@TheLiverpolitan]

Everton stadium would be too small for Liverpool at 52k. Once all 4 stands at Anfield are done it will be awesome. As for Scallies you obviously haven't visited any other British cities x

[@foksmashdoor2272]

I knew you were a proper LFC fan when you were willing to exchange Anfields history for “restaurants, bars etc” hahaha NOT

[@mrpassion242]

The development and refurbishement over the years is simply incredible. Simply amazing.

[@noworriesimfijian]

As an architect these videos are so well done in their presentation of the subject with regards to the context and history. Coupled with the simplicity used to explain a very complex engineering feat both verbally and graphically. Always enjoyable and informative. Cheers from Fiji 🇫🇯👍😎

[@rico4you]

Great video...Gracis.I live in Madrid and drive by Santiago Bernabeu every day....also season pass holder ...believe me it is truly incredible...an architectural wonder of a Stadium....siiiiiiii..iHala Madrid!

[@SJR_Media_Group]

They completely broke the typical stadium mold, used by others for years. The fact it doesn't look like a stadium is just the start to this amazing architecture and engineering spectators and other users can experience. The 'Sphere' in Vegas is the new venue for entertainment, Madrid's stadium is the new venue for sports.

[@BFG_10G]

The retractable pitch is just absolutely insane.

[@shinichi6235]

Pitch u mean field

[@BFG_10G]

@@shinichi6235 It's called a pitch in football.

[@jnrfjayjay]

@@shinichi6235 It's a football pitch not a football field

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

Typical Yank no class just ignorance lol 😂😂@@shinichi6235

[@opendoorslowly]

I have to say, you do a good job catching me listening to the sponsor bit... which of course I listen to in its entirety masterworks, sometimes twice..... well done Fred...

[@ESnipezHD]

One of my favourite YT channels making a video about one of my favourite football club, favourite city and favourite sport. B1M gaining points! 🤝🏻

[@S0L12D3]

Madrid’s Stadium, Bayern Munich, The Emirates, and the San Siro are all on my list of stadiums to see before I die!!!!

[@ogkendrick6392]

Bayern Munich aka Allianz Arena is the most boring and ugliest stadium ever

[@S0L12D3]

@@ogkendrick6392 I don’t agree but thanks for sharing your opinion

[@paulfrancis8764]

You’ll be disappointed with the Emirates. Just managing your expectations.

[@tigerstripey4885]

@@paulfrancis8764 Yeah, the Emirates isn't anything amazing, it's just a corporate bowl pretty much.

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

Add Camp Nou once rebuilt

[@DivineWolv]

Your vids are insane man. Some of my favourites. I dread the day I run out of your content

[@amandab.recondwith8006]

I love this channel! It's such a wonder how modern civilization has advanced to the point where we can build such marvels!

[@ot7302]

Impressive all that for $1B, here in UK that would cost at least triple that

[@Carebearwithfam]

It will be more than that. New loans taken up and not finished yet

[@djpalmer31]

Not much more. The Spurs new stadium was $1.5bn (£1.2bn). Still an obscene amount of money to watch a bunch of overpaid prima donnas kick a ball around for 90 mins.

[@B-A-L]

​@@djpalmer31Wow, a whole new stadium for just £1.2m... who said British projects were overpriced?

[@djpalmer31]

@@B-A-L well spotted. Edited.

[@JamesJohnAgar]

Looks stunning been following it all the way through their channels. Surely the best stadium in the World now while it will be interesting to see their rivals Barcelona and their upgrade as well while teams like Man Utd fall behind!

[@Harry._.Thompson]

Glazers out

[@JamesJohnAgar]

@Nate Mauratt Only SoFi stadium is also up their not so much the others you named!

[@JamesJohnAgar]

@Nate Mauratt Jerry Jones is the AT & T Stadium home of the Cowboys a bit outdated!

[@a.elka94]

Barca new stadium won’t have a moving ground nor a closing roof. However, it’s still look like it will be a beauty

[@HK1_11]

Too bad they're broke 💀

[@DCDSG]

That is quite incredible and the delay is spectacularly short for any construction, esp with Covid and the war

[@martintaylor-reid4141]

Absolutely fantastic stadium!!! Well done to everybody involved from start to finish. You deserve every accolade going. Hopefully, we will get a new stadium like that in Leeds. Thankyou!!!

[@rohithsai3531]

11:03 'The club doesn't seem too concerned about the cost' ... well it's a Galactico thing

[@davidbua2081]

When the stadium will generate around 400M per year (according Legends' calculations), the cost is not a problem.

[@RockSmithStudio]

It's exciting to see two of the biggest clubs in the World, Real Madrid and Barcelona upgrading their stadiums into state of the art facilities. Look forward to when Camp Nou's finished

[@gerdalva5720]

Please dont mention RM with that other team in the same sentence.

[@notdn]

If you want to be somewhat close to reality when it comes to the greatest sports institution in the world, start mentioning it as such and not as "one of". Also, mentioning Real Madrid alongside Barcelona its like putting day next to night.

[@LoCoAde87]

​@@gerdalva5720Do you live in Madrid?

[@LoCoAde87]

​@@notdnAre you a Madrid fan from Madrid?

[@notdn]

@@LoCoAde87 No.

[@thykingdomcome7238]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by The B1M is truly a gift. 👏👏👏

[@user-ey9xi8nq1y]

Best city , best stadium , best president , best fans , brst history , best players , best legends , best kit , best nicknames , best on everything.

[@terryharle627]

Best everything bar stadium, tottenham stadium is far more impressive and this upgrade is potentially going to destroy real madrid long term

[@SNIPER_YT302]

As a madrid fan it is a big achievement ❤❤🎉🎉hala madrid

[@warrengans1346]

That pitch storage etc is worthy of an episode

[@koalaorange.]

Man Utd need to look at this and get some ideas. Real managed to keep their old stadium, their history and location and updated it to become the best in the world. As a United fan, all i can say is im jealous

[@kingjames846]

Ultimate club , ultimate stadium

[@user-Sudhanshu_Yadav]

Hala Madrid 🤍

[@stevewells5450]

Real Madrid New stadium a crazy feat of engineering and building marvel.thinking big and dreaming beyond the stars has certainly come true here along with the camp nou at barca 2 of europes impressive and biggest stadiums.

[@jorge5353]

Creo que el Real Madrid marcará el camino de los futuros estadios de fútbol mundiales. Excelente trabajo equipo de B1M

[@y.u.v.i]

One of the best if not the best stadium for "The greatest football club of all time".

[@RealShaktimaan]

Not even close to being the best stadium in the world. It's a mid NFL stadium.

[@y.u.v.i]

@@RealShaktimaan🤣🤣 just checked only 1 has a retractable field and 4 have retractable roof and there seating capacity is less as well. Next time do a bit of research.

[@addisalemayehu7546]

This channel's contents are like eagerly awaiting tv episodes. Never missed one.

[@user-ch3fu4ug6n]

Foot ball stadium is amazing . Design is wow. Perfect structure.

[@Crabman_87]

I feel like you couthave done a full 5 minutes on the pitch stacking process and build. Look how deep they had to excavate under an existing stadium.

[@aymanoru]

it's funny how one video magically combined 3 of the things I love (BIM, Real Madrid, & FIFA Ultimate Team) ... I'm in love.

[@athdam2005]

Your voice is so soothing , I feel like listening to it more and more

[@stephcarlofc]

That moving pitch is a game changer!! Impressive renovation!! Moving pitches will be stauts quo in the future!!

[@SouthGlass]

It was Florentino Pérez's idea (the club's president and a construction tychoon). He truly is a special one

[@WritingGeekNL]

It has been the status quo since the 1990s, lol.

[@DjRafMr]

Great video! Good job B1M. You forgot to mention the 360 terrace though.

[@MassiveBuild]

You explained it well. The stadium update is very interesting

[@zeedan9700]

Crazily enough Real Madrid benefited from covid, Madrid had already financially planned for not being able to use bernabeu for a year for the first stage of the works so when covid hit and they had to play at their training ground they only missed out on 6000 ticket sales compared to every other football club missing out on 70/80 thousand ticket sales

[@robert111k]

Not really. They took advantage, so to speak, of the pandemic. Since attendance in stadiums was forbidden during those days, they decided to play at Di Stefano, their second stadium, so that the works could develop more easily. However, the original plan was to use the stadium throughout the entire refurbishment process.

[@bissycoon]

4 meter pilecap that’s wild! how many parking stalls did they include in the parking deck?

[@davidbua2081]

Over 2000

[@craigsimons817]

Absolutely magnificent, as befits the world’s greatest football club. Congratulations to all those involved.

[@neildcosta5041]

Very informative. Hopefully, we can see what the new NouCamp will have in store as well!

[@AIRPLAYBROADCASTON]

Amazing how these projects materialise!

[@Famousfornow1]

Saw the model for this at the stadium during a stadium tour. Seeing this now, the model didn’t do it justice.

[@baldassarealessi1007]

Thank you video brilliant compliment.

[@luisenrique2138]

Spanish subtitles for this excelent material please! Thanks hala Madrid!

[@kaydeeduminy4804]

One of the most beautiful stadiums in the world

[@CojaboBerlin]

Thanks for this brilliant insight into the construction.👏

[@liviujivan5680]

It already was an impressive stadium, but after the upgrade, it's arguably the best in the world.

[@youssef_ali_777]

A MARVEL !!! The phenomenal stadium of the phenomenal club

[@CarlosMartinez-du1cu]

I am from Spain, is funny how every time any person talks about the country they put a guitar as backround music 😂😂

[@davidmatthias2811]

Would love a follow up video on the pitch moving technology!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking very nice!! Thank you for sharing.😊😊

[@Cienfuegos_100Fires]

Que viva España, la madre patria de todos nosotros hispanos! 💯

[@dankification]

The stadium owners basically unlocked a new skin for the building

[@shina8767]

Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur stadium are badass hee 😊