A football-first tour built around professional coaching at a working La Liga training ground
Unlike other Pro Club visits, this is genuine hands-on coaching access at a full first-team training base.
For your time in Barcelona, the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque becomes your team’s training base, the same pitches used by every Espanyol side from the academy to the first team.
Your group will train on the club’s astro pitches with use of a changing room beforehand and a video analysis room for an introduction to the club. Add a well-matched local fixture, a behind-the-scenes stadium tour, and the excursions a city like Barcelona offers, and your players get the full experience: learn the Spanish game in training, then test it in a match.
Tour Overview
RCD Espanyol is one of Barcelona’s leading professional clubs and a proud rival of FC Barcelona, competing in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
This tour gives your players the chance to train under the guidance of Espanyol’s professional coaches at the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque, the same high-performance complex used by the club’s academy and first team.
It is an authentic introduction to Spanish football, where players experience the technical, fast-paced style that defines the game in Spain, in a city where football is part of everyday life.
Every tour is tailor-made by our team, with the planning, safety standards and 24/7 support that schools and clubs have trusted for decades.
Tour Details
- Available | September – May
- Spain · All ages
- All group types
Tour highlights
Train at the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque, home to every Espanyol team
Professional coaching in the technical, fast-paced Spanish style
Behind-the-scenes tour of the RCDE Stadium
The chance to attend a live La Liga match when fixtures allow
Combine elite training with the culture and excitement of Barcelona
Flexible city-centre or beach-resort stays to suit your group
Train, Stay and Prepare Like the Pros
1st
Team Training Ground
Astro
Pitches
124
Years of History
La Liga
Club
The football experience
The heart of this tour is professional coaching delivered by RCD Espanyol’s own staff at the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque.
Sessions run for 90 minutes and are built around the RCDE style of play, giving players a genuine feel for the technical, fast-paced football that defines the Spanish game.
Groups can book a single session or build several into their tour to develop the team across the week. Each session is shaped around your group’s age, ability and objectives.
Before training, players have use of a changing room and a video analysis room for an introduction to the club, and depending on the schedule there may be the chance to watch a women’s or academy game at the training ground.
Why choose this MasterClass football tour?
Some tours are about where you go. This one is about how your players grow while they are there.
Sample Itinerary
1 Afternoon: Arrive and settle in
1 Morning: RCDE pro coaching session
2 Afternoon: RCDE Stadium tour
3 Evening: Friendly fixture
1 Morning: PortAventura
2 Afternoon: PortAventura
1 Morning: Barcelona visit
2 Afternoon: Friendly fixture
1 Morning: Depart
2 Afternoon: Arrive at school
Train Where the Pros Train
The Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque is RCD Espanyol’s training home, on the outskirts of Barcelona. Every Espanyol side trains here, first team included, and the on-site stadium is the home ground for the women’s, youth and reserve teams.
The environment your players will train in includes:
- Elite astro training pitches within the complex used by all Espanyol sides
- A changing room for your group to use before sessions
- A video analysis room for an introduction to the club
- An on-site stadium, home to the women’s, youth and reserve sides
The standout feature is not any single pitch. It is the fact that your players are training where a professional La Liga club works every day.
Recommended Excursions
Make the tour your own with optional extras:
RCDE Stadium Tour
Visit the home of RCD Espanyol and discover 124 years of La Liga history, from the dressing rooms to pitchside.
Barcelona city
See the Sagrada Familia, the mosaics of Parc Güell and the winding streets of the Gothic Quarter.
FC Barcelona Immersive Tour
An immersive museum journey through the club’s history, with a behind-the-scenes view of the new Spotify Camp Nou in progress.
PortAventura
One of Europe’s leading theme parks, from adrenaline-fuelled roller coasters to immersive attractions. A great team day out.
Fixtures Well-Matched to Your Level
Coaching teaches it. A match proves it. Add a well-matched friendly fixture against local opposition to your tour and give your players the chance to put what they’ve learnt straight into a competitive game.
As with every MasterClass tour, we work hard to match fixtures to the level of your touring team, so games are competitive, fair and genuinely useful for development, whatever standard you play at.
Who is this tour for?
This tour is designed for school and club football groups of all ages, and is ideal for boys’, girls’ and mixed groups alike. The ideal group size is two squads of around 30 players, with a minimum of one team and staff ratios of 1:10.
It is a particularly strong fit for:
- School teams looking for an inspiring tour built around professional coaching, that also delivers real learning beyond the classroom
- Clubs and academies wanting elite-environment coaching to lift standards and ambition
- Girls’ teams who want to train in a professional La Liga environment
- Squads building team culture — pre-season, tour weekends or reward trips with genuine development value
What our customers say about us
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We cannot thank Masterclass enough for their attention to detail and commitment to making this trip unforgettable. Their professionalism and dedication have made them our go-to company for school sports tours, and we wouldn’t consider going with anyone else. We look forward to many more successful trips with Masterclass in the future
Kingsdown School
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The organisation of the trip is excellent. All of the staff at MasterClass are extremely helpful and friendly. Nothing is ever too much trouble and any issues are dealt with immediately.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
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Our experience with MasterClass Sports Tours was great from start to finish. The tour was well organised, communication was excellent, and we felt fully supported throughout.
Harris Academy Ockendon
Ready to train the Spanish way?
Speak to our MasterClass team on 020 3617 7983 or request a quote below, and give your players a taste of professional football in Barcelona.
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