Construction work at Real Madrid’s historic Santiago Bernabeu has picked up pace, making the most of the break in football in Spain. <em>AS</em> <a href="https://en.as.com/en/2020/05/17/football/1589709465_098471.html">published images</a> from inside the venue with most of the seating removed. According to the report, Real are set to play the remainder of the season – if and when that happens – at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas. <em>Marca</em> reported that the club are looking to install retractable grass pitches within the stadium which will allow the surface to be removed within a few minutes. The grand plans include several plates beneath the pitch which will retract into a “green house” cave. The new system should create ideal conditions for the grass, maintaining an optimum balance between humidity and sunlight. All these are part of a bigger plan to convert the Bernabeu into a multi-purpose stadium, which can be used for other events like concerts. Plans are on to make the venue operational for 300 days a year. Above is a picture gallery of the renovation work at the Bernabeu. To view the next image, click on the arrows or simply swipe.
