122 games played, 344 goals scored and we’re finally there. Arguably two of the world’s greatest football teams finally meet in one of England’s greatest stadiums. On May 28th 2011, Wembley Stadium will be a spectacle for the Champions League Final when Barcelona and Manchester United finally meet in a much anticipated cup match. Both teams had to go through their biggest rivals to reach this stage and are arguably the two best teams in the world. Their roads to the final are sometimes just as dramatic and just as difficult as those diehard fans who spend an enormous amount of money and effort to support their favorite team.
Champions League tickets are basically impossible to find, especially in the United States. The price has gone up year-by-year and this year is more of the same. The number one online ticket merchant in the United States has upper level, last row tickets for $4,000 each, mind you that does not include getting to England. However, Wembley stadium holds 90,000 people and of those people almost all “normal” fans who support their teams live on the continent of Europe. Most would think that tickets would be easier to get in Europe but there is an application process that seems to be a difficult process. They provide a smaller amount of tickets (5,000 or so) and even less youth ticket packages. In a stadium as large as Wembley, less than 10,000 tickets is really not that many to make an impact.
The next best option would be to buy them from a third party and the prices seem to be outrageous. Right now in England, ticket packages are being offered with decent tickets on the lower level for 3,400 Euros which equals out to about $4,900. Still an outrageous acquisition for most people that are average fans of football. In reality to attain Champions League tickets 2011, being an average fan is not going to get you very far. But for those who are willing and have the abilities to attend an event of such distinction and prominence than you are in for the time of your life. It seems a bit crazy that Wembley will be packed to the ceiling with the prices that tickets are going for, but you know what they say, football fans are the greatest in the world.