Official! Camp Nou to host 2029 Champions League final | OneFootball

Camp Nou will once again host a Champions League final. UEFA announced this Monday that Barcelona’s renovated stadium will host the match that will decide the European champion in the 2028/29 season, meaning the top club competition will return to the Blaugrana coliseum 30 years after its last final.

Barcelona’s bid beat Wembley, the other venue hoping to host the match. By then, work on the new Camp Nou is expected to be fully completed, and the stadium will have a capacity of close to 105,000 spectators.

The final is scheduled for June 2029, giving the Catalan club nearly three years to complete all the necessary work and present the venue in proper condition to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events.

Camp Nou will host a final again 30 years later

It will not be the first time the Blaugrana stadium has staged a final of Europe’s top competition. Camp Nou already hosted the decisive match in 1989 and 1999.

The last time was exactly three decades ago, when Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich in one of the most memorable finals in Champions League history.

Now, the new Camp Nou will have a third opportunity to host the title match.

The choice also represents significant backing for the stadium’s renovation project, which aims to turn it into one of the most modern and largest sports venues in the world.

Barcelona will have to wait to enjoy it to the fullest

The designation comes while Camp Nou is still in the middle of its transformation. Because of the construction work, Barcelona will have to play its home matches at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuïc again next season.

However, UEFA is confident that the new venue will be fully operational by June 2029.

The renovated stadium will have a capacity of around 105,000 fans, in addition to new facilities, technology, connectivity, accessibility, and services.

Laporta celebrates UEFA’s decision

Barcelona president Joan Laporta did not hide his satisfaction after learning of the decision.

The Blaugrana executive said the choice is an international recognition of the new stadium project.

Laporta also highlighted that the venue aims to become a global benchmark in experience, technology, connectivity, accessibility, and services.

The president also thanked the support received from the Barcelona City Council, the Government of Catalonia, and the RFEF during the bidding process.

Here is how the venues for the upcoming finals were decided

UEFA also confirmed the venues for the main European finals:

Champions League

Women’s Champions League

Europa League

Conference League

The selection of Camp Nou therefore marks the return of a Champions League final to Barcelona and a new international boost for the renovated Blaugrana stadium.

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