Barcelona fan turns up to wrong St James Park

He travelled to Exeter rather than Newcastle

An FC Barcelona supporter hoping to watch his team take on Newcastle in the Champions League made the mistake of turning up to the wrong St James Park last night. 

A Spanish man, who made the journey to Devon from London turned up at Exeter City's Adam Stansfield stand, to watch the Spanish giants in the last 16 of the European tournament. 

It was only when he showed his ticket to staff when he realised his mistake. The man was 366 miles away from his intended destination. 

However, he did get to see a game of football, Exeter City staff gifted him a ticket for the game against Lincoln. Exeter City lost 1-0 to the League One leaders. 

A statement from Exeter City's Supporter Experience Officer on social media said: “One of our volunteers came to the office to let us know that this guy had turned up expecting to see FC Barcelona. His English wasn’t great, but from what we could gather, he’d come from London. My guess is he’d put St James Park in his phone and then just followed the directions from there.

“He was pretty gutted and a bit embarrassed. So, we sorted him out a ticket and he got to watch a game at the real St James Park. He’d be welcome back any time.”

It was a tale of two cities and two very different football grounds for an @FCBarcelona fan who turned up at the wrong St James Park last night 🏟️

The Spanish supporter, who made the journey to Devon from London, turned up at the turnstiles of Exeter City’s Adam Stansfield stand… pic.twitter.com/uhpqsKWWQT

— Exeter City FC (@OfficialECFC) March 11, 2026