On our first evening in Seville, we had the opportunity of a lifetime. Our group got tickets to see arguably the world’s best player, Cristiano Ronaldo, and his squad, Real Madrid square off against hometown favorites, Real Betis. The game was action packed and exciting from start to finish. Real Madrid took an early 1-0 lead but Betis took over the first half and entered the second half with a 2-1 advantage. But Madrid and Ronaldo’s dominance would be too much to overcome as Madrid went on to win the game, 5-3.

We interviewed junior volleyball captain, Jona Plevin, after the game to hear her thoughts on the action packed showdown between two of the top teams .

What did you think of the game?
I thought it was a lot of fun. The fans were really energetic and the game was action packed. It was super cool to be in that sort of environment where everyone is constantly on the edge of their seat.

Was this favorite game so far?
Yes, this was most certainly my favorite game of the trip so far. It was a really fun environment, our seats were close to the field, we got to see a lot of goals and of course it didn’t hurt that we had some great weather during the game.

What did you think about Cristiano Ronaldo?
I thought it was really cool to see a big superstar playing live. It was interesting to see how he carried himself on the field. He was walking around like he was the king, like he knew he was the best player in the world. And it was funny to see how much the Betis fans hated him; they would boo him every chance they had.

After seven weeks of experiencing football and seeing some of the biggest stars in the game take the field, do you think you will join Carleton Women’s Soccer next season?
I will definitely stick with volleyball. While I might be a big fan of soccer, I think Heidi, my coach, would prefer me just to player volleyball my senior year. But, I will continue to be CWS’s biggest fan!