Barcelona’s next Champions League match also not at Camp Nou | OneFootball

The third game of Barcelona in the Champions League, on October 21, against Olympiacos, will also not be at Camp Nou, but at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuïc, the 'blaugrana' board announced on Thursday.

“The club continues to work to obtain the necessary administrative licenses for the opening of Camp Nou in the coming dates,” Barça reported in a note.

In addition, the club reported that it is also working to comply with the requirements that the Barcelona City Council presented to authorize the partial reopening of the stadium.

More than two years after the start of the works to expand the capacity of Camp Nou to 105,000 spectators, the venue is still not ready to host games.

Several reopening dates (beginning of 2025, August and September) were announced, but the stadium is still not able to safely accommodate the public, even with reduced capacity, according to the city council.

According to a spokesperson for the Catalonia firefighters, several safety flaws were identified, especially in the emergency exits.

The delay translates into a huge financial loss for Barcelona, which needs the revenues generated by the stadium to regain its economic stability.

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