Falcons hit field in Madrid for historic game vs Bengals

Okay, Falcons fans, your team just hours away from kicking off their fifth international game, their first ever in Spain, too, going up against a familiar foe in the Cincinnati Bengals, who have faced a total of 15 times now. Only five of those matchups on Fox 5 Sports. Justin Felder joins us now from Madrid, right from the field there. Hey, Justin. Well, good morning. Yeah, hours from kickoff and thousands of miles from home. We are here live in Madrid, Spain at Bernabeu Stadium, one of the most iconic venues in all of sports all across the world. It's going to be a great place to see the Falcons take on the Bengals. Let me show you now live as you're taking a look at what's going on out on the field. We've got Falcons players out here getting warmed up. They'll put on their pads soon, come out here for the formal pregame workout in just a little bit, but players getting in a little extra work. If you look at the field, the grass, the actual field, where does that go when they're not playing football or soccer? Believe it or not, it goes stories and stories underground. How cool is that? They grow the grass underground here. As you look at the stands starting to fill in, you see a lot of red and black out there, a lot of orange and black for the Bengals. You see jerseys from all 32 NFL teams. It's a great environment any time NFL games go overseas. And players say getting a chance to play in this venue Former World Cup host, maybe a future World Cup final host is something they don't take lightly. Someone actually just referred it to the Yankee Stadium of Spain, so you know I'm excited to see it. I already looked up pictures of it and stuff like that, so I just can't wait to go see it. I'm super excited. It's really, really cool and it's special that we get the opportunity to play in a stadium that holds so many legendary moments and legendary players. And we're going to go over and do a walkthrough at Bernabeu. Did I say it correctly? Bernabeu? Say it again. Again. I screwed it up. Bernabeu. Hey, I did my research, though. Santiago Bernabeu, right? 1947, I think, right? And the most recent renovation, like $1.8 billion. Looks amazing. It does look amazing. Back here live in Madrid, Spain, head coach Kevin Stefanski. Let's be honest here. We're in the trust circle here. I called it Bernabeu for like months leading up to this game, including probably here on Fox 5 a couple of times. I'm sorry to any of our Spanish soccer fans who are watching. Bernabéu, we're getting used to saying it and perhaps it's a stadium we'll be talking about for years in the future if the Falcons can author a memorable performance in just a little while. Reporting live in Madrid, Spain, I'm Justin Felder for Good Day Atlanta.