Wednesday, May 27, may go down in Rayo Vallecano’s history forever. The club will play its first European final in over a century in Leipzig, and Vallecas wants to experience it at home as well. For those not traveling to Germany, the stadium will open its doors with three giant screens set up in front of the stands to watch the Conference League final against Crystal Palace.
Tickets will cost 5 euros and will be sold exclusively at the box office in different time slots starting this Monday. Admission is not included in the season ticket, and seating will be allocated progressively and by section, depending on demand and capacity limits.
When can tickets be purchased?
Rayo has set special hours for in-person ticket sales at the Vallecas Stadium. This Monday, May 25, the ticket office will be open from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM. On Tuesday, May 26, hours will be from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, May 27, the day of the final, from 11:00 a.m. until kickoff, scheduled for 9:00 p.m.
The Community of Madrid is participating in the organization of the event and has confirmed the installation of three giant screens, one in front of each stand of the stadium, which seats over 14,700. The atmosphere promises to feel more like a big European night than a public broadcast.
Vallecas is gearing up for a historic night
The image of the neighborhood watching a Rayo continental final is something that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago (a few years is a vague expression, but it suffices to refer to two or twenty). The red-and-white club will also be the only Spanish representative in European competition this season, and a large portion of the fanbase has already set off for Leipzig. According to data released by the Community of Madrid, around 90% of season ticket holders will travel to Germany.
The rest can gather at the usual stadium—the one with the narrow staircases, the graffiti, and the red-and-white scarves hanging from the balconies on Avenida de la Albufera. Vallecas is already gearing up for one of those nights that (hopefully) will be talked about for decades to come.