So yeah this morning I thought “Why not watch Valencia vs Leganes this weekend?” I remember last time tickets sold like hotcakes. Grabbed my coffee and opened laptop.
First damn thing – hit the Valencia club website. Straight up Spanish only. My high school Spanish sucks more than Leganes’ away record. Took me forever to find “Entradas” section. Clicked it like five times thinking site broke. Then saw “Partidos Disponibles” with tiny calendar dates.
Choosing seats became a nightmare:
- That stadium map looked like spaghetti dumped on screen
- Mouse hovered sections turned light blue but zero seat details
- Scrolled down – no help section, just a bunch of sponsorship junk
Got so pissed I switched browsers. Chrome gave me “translate this page” popup. Thank god. Finally saw “Zone West” with decent midfield view. But wait – price difference between rows? Absolutely no damn clue. F19 said “premium” while G22 said “standard”. Like what’s the actual difference?
Price gamble moment:
Clicked three seats together in G22 at 45€ each. Payment page popped up asking for:
- Name exactly like my ID card
- Email and phone twice (like I’d type different numbers?)
- Card CVV made me dig wallet out under couch cushions
Got an error first submit. Nearly spilled coffee everywhere. Tried again slower – typed card number like defusing bomb. Spinning wheel lasted so long I thought my internet died. Then “Pago Confirmado” popped up with loud cha-ching sound effect. Overkill much?
Confirmation email landed instantly though. Attached PDF has:
– Section Fondo Norte? But I bought West?
– Seat 114,115,116 – okay at least consecutive
– Black and white QR code bigger than my thumb
Now I’m triple checking stadium gate numbers. Guy from work last season went to wrong damn entrance and missed kickoff. Not risking that. Screenshotted the gate map and sent to buddies. Will print tickets tonight – my cheap printer always jams with barcodes though. Wish me luck!