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Ramón de Mon humiliates Culers on social media with a clapback about Bernabéu

The journalist and voting member reveals the main difference between both clubs

One of the sources of controversy between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in recent times is the renovation of their respective stadiums. The two biggest rivals in Spanish soccer have decided to modify the morphology of their buildings, in processes that have ended in very different ways.

Especially on the part of Real Madrid. The white club gave the green light to the renovation of Santiago Bernabéu in 2019, but the process hasn't been as simple as it initially seemed. In addition to the complications arising from a remodeling of such magnitude, they have also encountered difficulties that have slowed the pace of construction.

A soccer stadium full of spectators with a large mosaic in the stands and players lined up on the field before an important match.
A view of Santiago Bernabéu on a Champions League matchday | Real Madrid CF

Despite everything, most of the deadlines set at the start of the renovation have been strictly met. Especially the one for the return of soccer, a limit set as a red line by the board of directors led by Florentino Pérez. Although the stadium is practically operational, there are still some minor renovations remaining.

Some Barça fans take advantage of that situation to criticize the white stadium and, at the same time, divert attention from the unfulfilled promises surrounding the renovation of Spotify Camp Nou. "Bernabéu was supposed to be ready in 2022, then in 2023, then in 2024... and now it's heading for 2025", a well-known Barça fan points out on social media, saying that "the press only talks about the delay at Camp Nou".

The differences are very notable

Those criticisms of the white stadium have prompted the intervention of Ramón Álvarez de Mon. The Real Madrid member and reporter has given a response as brief as it is forceful to those comments: "I've been going to watch every match for years now".

The journalist focuses on reminding that soccer returned to the stadium located on Avenida de Concha Espina three seasons ago: "I'd swear it's ready for its main function". This comment is finished with a forceful phrase, which can be easily checked and supported by multiple sources and data channels.

Football stadium with green grass and empty stands illuminated by artificial lights.
The interior of the renovated Santiago Bernabéu stadium | Real Madrid Confidencial

Because "revenues haven't stopped rising," says Ramón Álvarez de Mon. These clarifications regarding the current state of Santiago Bernabéu, in comparison with the precarious situation in which Spotify Camp Nou finds itself, are impossible to successfully refute. Not for nothing did the Barça board of directors announce the return of soccer to the Les Corts stadium next August 10, coinciding with the Joan Gamper trophy.

That date represents another unfulfilled promise by the Barça leaders, making it clear that the venue isn't ready for its main function: playing soccer. That's why both projects provoke very different reactions... and comments as direct as the one made by Ramón Álvarez de Mon in comparison with Spotify Camp Nou.

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