Barcelona have been anticipated to play the second half of the season at Spotify Camp Nou, bidding adieu to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Montjuic and returning to their authentic residence.
The renovations on the Spotify Camp Nou, nonetheless, haven’t fairly gone as per schedule and the delay has pushed the date of a possible reopening past April.
Ideally, the stadium would solely reopen subsequent season after nearing completion of the renovation.
Nonetheless, the Montjuic Stadium shouldn’t be accessible past Might owing to commitments to host different occasions and thus forces Barcelona right into a dilemma.
A brand new possibility
Barcelona’s present settlement with the corporate BSM, and the Barcelona Metropolis Council sees the membership allowed to utilise the stadium till the top of March.
As revealed by Mundo Deportivo, Joan Laporta and Co have deliberate a key assembly later this week to safe the rights to make use of the stadium till the top of April.
Camp Nou return to be delayed. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
The one-month extension, they hope, will enable the Camp Nou sufficient time to at the least reopen for a capability of 60,000 spectators and take over for the ultimate stretch of the marketing campaign.
Barcelona are optimistic that their residence floor can be prepared for the ultimate leg of the season and that the second Clasico of La Liga and a possible UEFA Champions League semifinal will be performed at Camp Nou.
Ought to BSM give the inexperienced mild, Barcelona will play Actual Betis, Celta Vigo and Mallorca in Montjuic in April and the hope is that they’ll return residence after that.
A possible Copa del Rey quarterfinal and semifinal, nonetheless, are anticipated to be held at Montjuic.
Notably, UEFA is not going to pose any issues to Barcelona altering stadium mid-season as their guidelines solely stipulate that the league part should be performed at a single venue. As soon as within the knockouts, they are going to be free to maneuver to an alternate venue.