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barcelona are set to make their much-awaited comeback in well camp For the Spanish League match this Saturday athletic bilbao,
The club announced on Monday that 45,401 spectators will be allowed in what will be the first competitive match at the venue since renovation work began in 2023.
This partial reopening occurred after the club secured the necessary permits. Barcelona also hopes to host them Champions League There will be a match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the renovated stadium on 9 December, which will eventually be attended by 105,000 supporters.
The upgrade, scheduled to begin in June 2023, aims to expand the stadium into Europe’s largest football stadium, which previously had a capacity of 99,000. The heavily indebted club secured €1.45 billion (then $1.6 billion) from investors for extensive remodeling.
The club anticipates that playing again at the Nou Camp will significantly increase matchday sales and turnover.
The return faced several delays after repeatedly missing the initial target of November 2024, marking the club’s 125th anniversary.
Since the start of the 2023–24 season, the team has played at the 55,000-seat Olympic Stadium. Another delay this summer forced a Spanish league game to be held at the 6,000-seat Training Ground stadium in September.
Barcelona currently trails league leaders real Madrid By three points after 12 matches.
Hansi Flick’s team won La Liga by four points last season, despite playing their home games away from the Nou Camp.
But they have dropped eight points this season, and lost El Clasico to Real Madrid last month, leaving them with a game to play to overtake their rivals.
Barcelona are only 11th in the Champions League table at the halfway stage of the league stage after taking seven points from their opening four matches.
Only the top eight teams automatically advance to the knockout stage, while the ninth and 24th-placed teams will advance to the play-off round.