I ' ve always found Madrid more affordable and the nightlife superior to Barcelona . That being said , many cities on the list have much better food , events , architecture and entertainment than those in the top ten , right ? All things considered , I ' ve always thought people massively underrate Madrid as it is a beautiful city with tons of things to do and enjoy . EDIT a word <| sep |> He may see Lucy , perched up in the trees amongst a spiderswebesque pattern of wires and hooks , eating happily from the bowl of chips she nicked from the party below . I think you meant flower motifs rather than flower motives <| sep |> I ' m not saying they ' re the best because of their manager , I ' m saying they get the best out of great players , which is what makes them unbeatable for a team like the US . Teams with great players regularly underperform , think Netherlands , Belgum , and Brazil last world cup . All of this is a distraction from my original point . Klinsmann and his supporters who want to scapegoat the USMNT on player talent are ignoring the fact that we are playing below our current talent level and Iceland and Portugal are both a corollary to that . The sum of their talents weren ' t better than most of the teams they beat in the Euro .