Why not follow Guiness Boy's wife's lead.....and buy your wife a trip to Barcelona for Xmas, and make your excuses for a couple of hours whilst the match is on!
I was there last weekend with my wife and my 12 year old daughter. She was playing in a hockey tournament at the Polo Club (yes it was posh!) in the shadow of Camp Nou. Hotel more central, but we didn't see any issues at all the entire 4 days we were there. A few Catalan flags flying from...