Barcelona has received the ‘green signal’ to host their home match of the ongoing Champions League at the Camp Nou against Eintracht Frankfurt, scheduled to be held on 9th December. The La Liga club revealed the information.
Only a few days back, Barcelona announced its long-desired return to league action at the stadium, which had been snowed under by construction chaos after more than two years in exile.
Camp Nou will be reinaugurated through the La Liga match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on 22nd November. Barcelona said in a statement that “UEFA accepted the request, considering that all the necessary requirements have been met.”
Unfortunately, Barcelona were compelled to play two matches at their Johan Cruyff training ground stadium, which has only a 6,000-capacity. The club failed to get the approval needed for Camp Nou, due to safety reasons.
They have since then been playing in the 55,000-seater Olympic stadium on Montjuic hill.
Barcelona will open the Camp Nou against Bilbao with a temporary capacity of 45,401 spectators, with space for 105,000 when the top tier is eventually completed.
It opened the stadium up for 23,000 fans to watch a training session earlier in November as a test event in the reopening process.
The delay in the work represents a huge financial loss for the club, which needs the revenue generated by its stadium to regain stability.
