PSV supporters fill the ground with noise early, and the atmosphere builds quickly once kick-off approaches. The home end is particularly loud, and visiting fans are housed in a designated area away from the home sections, both inside and in the surrounding streets. Arriving at least an hour before kick-off is sensible: entry checks take time and the areas around the ground fill up well before the whistle. The bars around the stadium are busy from mid-afternoon on matchdays. European nights carry a different intensity from a standard league fixture, and the crowd tends to respond to continental opposition with noticeably more energy than for a routine midweek Eredivisie game.