The Santiago Bernabéu’s Pitch Is Stored Underground! 😮⚽️

Real Madrid uses an unusual technology to preserve the natural grass at its home stadium. The pitch is divided into six enormous sections, each weighing approximately 1,500 tonnes.

A special automated system lowers these sections into an underground facility known as the “hypogeum”, located nearly 30 metres below ground. There, the grass is maintained using specialised lighting, irrigation and climate-control systems.

This technology allows the stadium to be cleared and transformed for concerts and other events within just a few hours.

Do you think this kind of technology will become widespread in stadiums in the future?