Attendances at the Bernabéu dwindle
Over the last decade, attendances have dropped by an average of 8,720, with almost 10,000 empty seats every game.
Attendances at the Santiago Bernabéu are on the wane, falling over the past decade by an average of 8,720, with almost 10,000 empty seats dotted around during each game.
Attendance
As Real Madrid's 0-2 defeat to Real Sociedad entered the last ten minutes, barely half the stadium stuck around to hear the final whistle. The game itself registered an attendance of 53,412, the second lowest behind the opening day of the season, in Madrid's tie with Getafe on 19 August (48,446).
Ticket prices - the cheapest seat is currently around €50 for league games - coupled with Real's current form mean fans are struggling to find reasons to go to the stadium. Last year, with Cristiano Ronaldo, and despite the wheels quickly coming off their league season, attendences were still considerably higher: 69,937 per league game.
Atlético
This situation is in stark contrast to city neighbours Atlético, who welcome average attendances of 57,416 every league fixture, only 5,224 below the Bernabéu and with fewer empty seats. The Wanda Metropolitano fills 84.6% of its capacity every game, compared with Madrid's 77.3%, a long way from the 87.5% it managed a decade ago.
