Barcelona will host Paris Saint-Germain in below per week’s time in some of the anticipated fixtures of the Champions League league part – however it will not be happening on the Nou Camp.
After months of uncertainty surrounding the £962m (€1.1 billion) redevelopment of their historic residence, Barcelona have confirmed that their second group stage match will as a substitute be held on the metropolis’s Olympic Stadium.
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Barcelona performed on the floor on Montjuic hill throughout the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
“The membership continues to work intensively to acquire the mandatory administrative permits for the opening of the Camp Nou within the coming months”, Barcelona mentioned.
Town council turned down their request for an important allow on Tuesday, with town’s hearth division saying there have been issues with evacuation routes and different issues of safety.
Nonetheless, Barca’s operations director Joan Sentelles advised reporters throughout a tour of the stadium on Tuesday that “simply because it isn’t completed, [it] does not imply it isn’t secure.”
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Sentelles additionally mentioned the roof will likely be placed on the stadium in the summertime of 2027 – a yr later than initially deliberate.
The place have they enjoying as a substitute?
The Nou Camp has been Barcelona’s residence because it opened in 1957 [Getty Images]
For the previous two seasons, Barcelona have performed their residence fixtures on the Olympic Stadium. Nonetheless, this season, the hope was at all times to be again on the Nou Camp.
La Liga had given them permission to play their first three matches of the season away from residence, to strive and make sure the stadium could be partially able to open.
As an alternative, Barcelona have performed their first two residence video games at The Johan Cruyff Stadium, which has an approximate capability of 6,000, and is often residence to Barcelona’s ladies’s workforce.
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La Liga guidelines stipulate stadiums should have a capability of not less than 8,000. Nonetheless, an exception was made for Barcelona due to “architectural” causes.
The membership will even play their La Liga recreation in opposition to Actual Sociedad on Sunday on the Olympic Stadium.
What are the foundations round stadium adjustments for the Champions League?
Barcelona spent two seasons enjoying on the Olympic Stadium, which was constructed for the 1992 Olympics [Getty Images]
Champions League rules state {that a} membership should play all of its matches within the competitors at one and the identical stadium.
Nonetheless, there may be exceptions.
Any change of stadium between the play-offs and the league part should be agreed upfront with Uefa.
Uefa advised BBC Sport that it has been agreed that Barcelona will be capable to play in Nou Camp as soon as the allow has been obtained.
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