Most intimidating football arenas

Playing in some football cathedrals brings about a feeling of joy and intimidation - depending on whether its the opponent or the host. Opponents feel the heat when playing in these stadiums attributable to the fearsome nature and unfriendly fans. La Bombonera - Boca Juniors' imposing home is a monumental structure that symbolizes football madness. Scenes around the stadium create an intimidating spectacle with passionate football fans filling the stadia. Ali Sami Yen - Welcome to hell! The cheerful fans greet the opposition gleefully with the symbolic utterances and captions - Manchester United found out that indeed the stadium was pure hell. The Turkish monumental structure re-defines the term intimidation. Galatasaray's home houses one of the most passionate fans in Europe - if not the world. Red and orange flares have consistently been flashed by the fans to intimidate the opposition. Estadio Maracana - the stadium although owned by the Brazilian government poses a great hindrance to any opposing team as its terraces are entirely filled to the brim. Feverish utterances, outrageous cheers and extreme noises make the stadium turn into a mini hell for opposing teams. Signal Iduna - The home to Borussia Dortmund not only intimidates the opposition, but as well registers one of the best attendances in Europe. The Westfalenstadion has turned out to be one of the nightmare monuments in Europe. Besides gleeful cheers and waving of black and yellow regalia, confetti is as well used as a mode of intimidation. Turk Telekom - vocal prowess outlines the stadium's modus operandi as thunderous chants intimidate opposing teams. A caged hell on earth, the stadium is not only a fortress in Turkey but in the entire Europe. Loyalty is simply perfected in the imposing stadium through the raucous fans. Anfield - what the venue lacks in capacity is entirely and extremely fulfilled through the fan's passionate chants. A relentless and unforgiving venue, Liverpool's home offers an intimidating spectacle. The Merseyside outfit has a relentless and extremely passionate fan base. San Siro - Inter Milan and A.C. Milan call the fortress home. With a committed and rowdy fan base, the stadium offers a flawless recipe for large scale intimidation. Giuseppe Meazza has a frightening atmosphere backed up by terrifying fans. Both Inter and Milan bank on the two aspects to craft a lethal combination when playing. Allianz Arena - with a standing capacity for the fans, Bayern Munich's stadium is a tough venue for any team aspiring for positive results. The German's have always utilized the vibrant and fearsome nature of the stadium. Despite the venue not being as old as the other grounds, the frenzied nature in is quite sure to offer acres of intimidation. Red Star stadium - Historical purposes outline that opposing teams should play a match in Red Star Belgrade's stadium; however it would be wise to abstain entirely. The intensity in the stadium is simply unmatched and the home team utilizes the aspect to the fullest. As a footballer, expect flares and other thuggish antics by the Serbians. Maracana - With so much history attached to the Brazilian based stadium, it would only be perfect for any opposing team to play. It is a daunting task to play against Flamengo and Botafogo in this football shrine. Camp Nou - The stadium's capacity along with the talents in the Barcelona squad only serve to make the stadium an imposing and feared theater. The loudness emanating from the terraces when Barca is in action is enough to send shivers down the spines of the opponents. Old Trafford - the Manchester United spectacle is known for its capacity and thunderous chants from the fans - sometimes they are capable of taking the noises to insane levels, as the club's fans were said to be the noisiest! A well known slaughter house - especially during European nights, opponents are always scary when visiting the stadium. The Stretford End is a well known section that generates one of the most intimidating scenes. Bernabeu - Home to Real Madrid! The stadium currently houses one of the finest players in the globe. With passionate fans that are known to wave white handkerchiefs when fed up, only giants would dare dream of a win at the stadium. The stadium has witnessed many special moments - both in favor and against the home team. Olympico stadium - the venue was crafted under the initiative of Benito Mussolini and it forms one of the scariest grounds to travel to especially in knock out clashes. The home to Lazio and AS Roma presents one of the hardest venues to play in. The passionate Romans make sure that opposing teams reach for all tricks in a bid to win. Celtic Park - sheer hooliganism and insane antics underlines the nature of the stadium. The abrasive nature of Celtic fans only augments the complex nature of the stadium. Causing an upset in the stadium may sound like a far fetched tale - especially in European matches. The relentless and crazy fans escalate the situation further with unmatched frenzy. Sukru Saracoglu - just as the name suggests, the ground is absolutely complex as regards winning against Fenerbahce. With the terraces and stands close to the filed of play, threats and intimidating gestures are easily belted out to the advantage of the home team.