Barcelona are edging nearer to receiving the inexperienced gentle to host Valencia on September 14 however with a decreased capability, it has been reported.
The Spanish champions’ renovation of their Camp Nou dwelling was imagined to be accomplished by the latter half of final season however delays have seen it proceed into the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
The native council have lastly outlined a schedule for them to stage the sport with Valencia albeit with a most of 27,000 followers, nicely down on the membership’s anticipated 60,000.
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Which components of the bottom shall be open in opposition to Valencia?
Phase 1a, which incorporates the principle grandstand and the south purpose, shall be in use for his or her first sport again in nearly 28 months.
Phase 1b, which incorporates the remaining facet stand, shall be subsequent to be accomplished, elevating the capability to 45,000 earlier than the north purpose is completed, enabling 60,000 supporters to enter.
Phase 2 is scheduled for subsequent yr when the remaining work shall be completed and the variety of seats obtainable elevated to 105,000.
Barca should now show to the town council that each one the work has been accomplished for them to offer the related security certificates: a completion certificates, an environmental management certificates, and a allow from the Les Corts district.
Leaving Camp Nou has not proved a distraction for Barcelona
It has been a torturous course of for Barca and president Joan Laporta however shifting to the town’s Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys didn’t maintain them again on the sector with Hansi Flick’s facet sweeping to a league and cup double final season.
They tackle Como within the conventional Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday, a match staged on the Estadi Johan Cruyff – the house of the membership’s reserve facet, earlier than taking part in their first three video games of the brand new Liga season away from dwelling.
They go to Real Mallorca on the opening weekend earlier than additionally travelling to Levante and Rayo Vallecano.
