Barcelona introduced the reopening of Camp Nou after an prolonged interval of renovation. The Catalan facet now hope their stadium can host a key UEFA Champions League match sooner or later.
“The FC Barcelona males’s soccer first crew will formally return to the Spotify Camp Nou subsequent Friday, November 7, to carry an open coaching session in entrance of the Barça followers,” the Blaugranas introduced in a press release revealed on their official web site this Friday.
This can be a milestone for Barcelona, given the very long time they’ve been away from Camp Nou. The final official match performed there was in the course of the penultimate spherical of the 2022-23 La Liga season, after they defeated Mallorca 3-0. Two years and 5 months have handed since that second, and now followers will slowly be capable to return to their historic dwelling.
“This session may also function a technical and operational check to make sure the correct functioning of techniques, entry factors, and numerous elements of the power, as a part of the stadium’s gradual reopening course of,” the Spanish membership added, emphasizing that whereas this represents progress, there’s nonetheless an extended approach to go.
Barcelona gamers throughout the newest official match at Camp Nou on Could 28, 2023.
Camp Nou renovations proceed
The coaching session on November 7 is simply step one in Barcelona’s return to their historic dwelling. Renovation work remains to be ongoing. The membership’s plan is to return to Camp Nou earlier than the work is absolutely accomplished, opening solely sure sections and steadily growing stadium capability as renovations progress.
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Actually, for this primary open coaching session, a capability of 23,000 spectators has been set, removed from the greater than 100,000 that Camp Nou will maintain as soon as absolutely accomplished.
Barcelona goal Champions League closing
Amid the thrill and optimism surrounding the return to Camp Nou after greater than two years, Barcelona are already laying out formidable plans to profit from their stadium as soon as renovations are absolutely accomplished.
“By means of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF), FC Barcelona has requested to host the 2029 UEFA Champions League closing at Spotify Camp Nou,” reported Mundo Deportivo on Friday. This is able to be the stadium’s first main occasion in its new kind and an essential check forward of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, for which it will likely be one of many venues.
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Nonetheless, Barcelona will compete with different prime stadiums which can be additionally potential hosts for the Champions League closing. “UEFA has confirmed that it has obtained curiosity from 15 member associations to host the finals of the 2028 and 2029 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Convention League, and UEFA Girls’s Champions League,” Mundo Deportivo added. “Remaining proposals should be submitted together with the official bid dossiers by June 10, 2026.”
