Off To The Games We Go

On Wednesday, July 24th, I was able to purchase tickets and watch Olympique Lyonnais play Real Madrid in the Grand Stade of Lyon. I purchased the tickets for a very cheap price at Fnac about a two-three weeks prior to the game. I had never been to a real football game before this, and I had the best experience watching it. I thought I might get bored, like the Red Sox game I watched this summer, but it was completely different! The Lyonnais team was playing so well, which made the crowd so excited. I wanted to cheer for Real Madrid, but it was difficult when a few thousand people were cheering for Lyon and were completely drowning my screams of victory. I was impressed at how well the Lyonnais team was playing against such a skilled team, Real Madrid: it made for a good show.

I took several videos of how hyped the crowd was before the game started (when the players walked out onto the field), when Lyon scored both of it's goals, and during one of the chanting sessions. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to convert the file just yet so that I can post it here, but I should be able to soon. 

My ticket only cost me 11 euro! My seat was quite far from the field, but it was still worth it!

Anxiously waiting for the game to begin!

We had arrived about 45 mins before the game started, but by the time the game was about to start, the whole stadium was completely full and sold out.

I believe this was the Lyonnais team training a few minutes before the game.

This is a practice I have yet to understand: the field is made wet just before the players come on, and also at half-time. 

When Real Madrid came onto the field, the "boo's" from the crowd were so loud and absolutely hilarious.

Lyon played a very, VERY good game that evening.

Half-time pictures! Haha.

The whole stadium was completely full of supportive Lyonnais people.

The referee gladly gave out a few yellow cards that evening to Real Madrid, much to the approval of the audience.

I wanted to see if I could get a shot of Cristiano Ronaldo, but my camera isn't that good. 

The game ended with 2 - 2.