Status: 09.09.2025 7:17 p.m.

FC Barcelona cannot play its first home game of the new season as originally planned at Camp Nou.

As the Spanish top club announced on Tuesday, the necessary approval has not yet been received for the stadium in the conversion. The first home game of the season has to take place elsewhere. The play against FC Valencia on Sunday is therefore played in the Estadi Johan Cruyff, which is only 6,000. The reserve team usually plays their home games there.

The Spanish La Liga had already temporarily accepted the venue despite the insufficient viewer capacity of 8,000 places. However, Barcelona has to ensure that all the prerequisites are created in order to be able to use the VAR.

In Barcas Alternative stadium Put post Malone

In the Olympic Stadium, which Barca served as an alternative place in the past two seasons, the musician post Malone on Friday. Therefore, it is not possible to play a football game there two days later.

The goal is a partial opening of the Camp Nou

Barca now works “intensive” The statement of the association said that it was to receive “the necessary official permits” in order to be able to return to Camp Nou soon. After more than two years of construction, the Camp Nou is faced with a partial opening, if the return was returned, the capacity would be limited to only 27,000 spectators.

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