Real Madrid Confidencial It's confirmed: Barça's embarrassment, farewell to Camp Nou and it will play at Johan Cruyff
Barça could play its next LaLiga match at its reserve team's stadium
Scandals continue at FC Barcelona. In the coming hours, the culé team will find out if its match for the fourth round of LaLiga against Valencia CF can be played at the Johan Cruyff. From wanting to play at SpotifyCamp Nou, to having to do so at its reserve team's stadium due to a lack of venues.
According to the latest reports, the city council will carry out an inspection this Tuesday afternoon and will make a decision. Barça fans will find out if their team is returning to Camp Nou after years of construction, although everything suggests that won't be the case.
Barça keep hope, but it's very complicated
For now, FC Barcelona is working with two possible scenarios: playing at Les Corts and playing at Johan Cruyff. Nothing has been ruled out, and although the club isn't very optimistic, they keep hope.
Meanwhile, construction at Camp Nou, which supposedly should already be completed, is still being carried out against the clock. At Barça, they don't want to waste time and that's why they've started preparing Johan Cruyff, since they're afraid they won't be granted the license.
The capacity of the reserve and women's team's stadium is only 6,000 spectators (6,000), so LaLiga would have to make an exception. Let's remember that LaLiga stadiums must have at least 15,000 seats (15,000). Once again, Javier Tebas's competition is doing small favors for the usual ones.
Barça won't return to a finished Camp Nou
Additionally, it's worth noting that, in the event Barça returns to Camp Nou, it will do so with the stadium half-finished.
If they return to Spotify Camp Nou, Barça would do so with a very limited capacity, only 27,000 spectators (27,000). The blaugrana club already agreed, a few weeks ago, to divide each return cycle into small phases.
Normally, it would be expected to see Barça play at Camp Nou throughout the season, but it's surprising for them to play against Valencia in an "illegal" stadium. Meanwhile, the "che" team hasn't published any statement regarding this issue.
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