The wait continues for Barcelona fans hoping to return to their beloved Spotify Camp Nou. The club still hasn’t received the necessary permissions to open their renovated stadium. This means they cannot play home games there just yet, even with a smaller number of seats available. So, the team must keep finding other venues for their fixtures.
For now, the smaller Estádio Johan Cruyff is doing double duty. It only holds 6,000 spectators. This intimate stadium already hosted Barcelona’s match against Valencia. Tomorrow, it will again be the stage when Getafe comes to visit. It’s a tight squeeze, but it gets the job done for these league games.
Soon, the team will move to the Estádio Olímpico Lluís Companys, located in Montjuic. This historic Olympic stadium is the official choice for their big European matches. Mark your calendars for October 1st, when Barcelona will face the reigning European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, there. Before that crucial Champions League encounter, they will likely play Real Sociedad at the same Montjuic venue. That league fixture is expected to happen just three days prior.
It’s a lot of moving around for a club of Barcelona’s stature. However, all this temporary shuffling is leading to a grander future. The full completion of the new Camp Nou is still some time away. Fans will need to be patient, as the stunning new home is planned to be ready in 2026.