Barcelona to Play Its First Home Game of the Season at 6,000-Capacity Stadium After Camp Nou Delay
Barcelona must play its first 2025 La Liga home game at the 6,000-seat Estadi Johan Cruyff due to Camp Nou renovation delays and permit issues, a venue with 99,000 fewer seats.
- 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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Barca Liga homecoming against Valencia reduced to tiny stadium
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won't be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for.
By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español An unusual home awaits FC Barcelona, which will play its first home game of the Spanish League this weekend against Valencia. The Catalans, who have already played three consecutive away matches in the tournament, will play their first home game of the season at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, which has a capacity of only 6,000. The Spotify Camp Nou, the official home of the Blaugrana, did not receive permits to reope…
FC Barcelona had long been aiming for a return to its ancestral home. Because the partial renovation is delayed further, the club is now even playing in a 6000-spectacular stadium. The suspension is mainly a financial problem.
Rosenkrieg, Finanzchaos and now the posse around the football temple Camp Nou: FC Barcelona just can't rest at the start of the season
FC Barcelona has done almost everything wrong during the renovation of Camp Nou. Therefore, the club has to play its first home game in a small stadium in front of 6000 spectators.
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