US EditionBarcelona to Play Its First Home Game of the Season at 6,000-Capacity Stadium After Camp Nou Delay
FC Barcelona will host Valencia at the 6,000-seat Estadi Johan Cruyff due to Camp Nou renovation delays and permit issues, marking a significant reduction from their usual capacity.
- Barcelona will play their first home LaLiga match at their 6,000-capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff training ground due to delays in renovating Camp Nou.
- The Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, where they played last season, was considered but could not host the match due to a Post Malone concert rendering the pitch unusable.
- Barcelona's €1.25 billion Camp Nou renovation will increase the capacity to 105,000, but it is unclear how long they will play at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.
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Imagine dreaming as children to play in front of about 100 thousand Camp Nou, against the giants of Barcelona, and instead find themselves at a distance of years yes against the blaugranas, but in a stadium of 6 thousand places. All true, because the big match of day in Liga between Barcelona and Valencia, scheduled Sunday 14 September at 21, will be played at the Johan Cruyff Stadium of Sant Joan Despì, a very small stadium where usually plays …
Barcelona forced to host huge La Liga match at tiny 6,000-seater stadium - The Mirror
Barcelona have yet again delayed their return to the Camp Nou, meaning that Sunday's clash with Valencia will now take place at a much smaller stadium which only holds 6,000 fans
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Barcelona to play its first home game of the season at 6,000-capacity stadium after Camp Nou delay
Barcelona will play its first home La Liga game of the season at a 6,000-capacity venue as it waits to get permits to reopen its renovated Camp Nou stadium.
After 3 away matches, Barça will be the first home game this weekend – in front of a mini-kulisse.
Due to the renovation of the Camp Nou stadium and the occupancy of Montjuic, Barcelona will play the match against Valencia at its auxiliary training ground.
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