Barcelona await approval from UEFA to play against Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou | OneFootball

After a two-and-a-half-year wait, Barcelona are finally set to return to their iconic Spotify Camp Nou this coming weekend, when they take on Athletic Club in La Liga.

The club confirmed the same in a statement earlier in the day, having now received the green light from the Barcelona City Council and La Liga.

“This decision comes after obtaining the first occupancy license corresponding to Phase 1B, which allows increasing the capacity up to 45,401 spectators.

“This authorisation includes the entire Lateral area and adds to the license already granted for Phase 1A, which covers the Tribune and South Goal,” the club confirmed.

Barcelona await UEFA’s approval

With the La Liga return already secured, Barcelona are aiming to bring the Champions League back to Camp Nou.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the club are awaiting approval from UEFA to play against Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou, which is scheduled on December 9.

Champions League will soon return to Camp Nou. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

UEFA regulations do not allow a single club to have multiple home venues in the same round of the competition. Barcelona, in this case, are facing a hurdle as they have already played at Montjuic.

However, the club argue that they did not switch stadiums to gain an advantage and the change was due to force majeure – the construction work.

The approval of 45,000 plus spectators is also important it makes Camp Nou eligible to host a Champions League encounter.

Barcelona, therefore, are confident of receiving the green light from UEFA, having already held talks with the authorities, who are reportedly awestruck by the stadium’s beauty.

Barcelona so far have two home matches remaining in the league phase. The Dec 9 encounter against Frankfurt and a January 28 clash against Slavia Prague.

If the club fail to receive the approval from UEFA, they would have to play these two matches at Montjuic.