The Metropolitano roars like few grounds in Europe, and Atléti's diehard support makes for a proper old-school away day. We line up cheap flights to Madrid and match tickets for a weekend in the Spanish capital.
Atléti play at the Metropolitano in the east of Madrid, a steep, modern bowl that gets seriously loud, with the club's most vocal support packed into the home end. Metro Line 7 runs to the Estadio Metropolitano stop right beside the ground, so getting in and out on matchday is straightforward even in the crowds.
Madrid–Barajas is one of Europe's best-connected airports, with frequent flights from across Britain and Ireland and a Metro line straight into town. The centre around Sol and Gran Vía is compact and walkable, and the Metro runs late into the night, which suits the evening kick-offs common in La Liga.
Madrid rewards a full weekend: the Prado and Reina Sofía galleries, the green sprawl of the Retiro park, and some of Spain's best tapas and late-night bars around La Latina and Malasaña. It's a high, dry, sociable capital that only really gets going after dark — ideal either side of a game.