The enormous bowl of the stadium is phenomenally imposing; the feeling of vastness augmented by way the ground sweeps round in an almost uninterrupted manner to the canopy covering the main part of the grandstand.
With coach Josep 'Pep' Guardiola bringing the best out of his combination of world superstars -such as Lionel Messi and Dani Alves - and the finest Spanish talent – Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández and Gerard Piqué – it's little surprise that football fans from all over the world are clamouring for tickets.