He Barcelona failed again one season further away from the Spotify Camp Nou. During his second season at the Olympic Stadium in MontjuicBarça has increased its number of subscribers, but is still far from the top of the rankings. EA Sports LeagueIn fact, it is the eleventh Spanish team in season tickets distributed for the current football campaign, with a figure of 22,600.
Furthermore, if we include in this ranking of subscribers by club the Second divisionhe Barca It is the fifteenth team with the most subscribers in Spain. Some surreal figures for the second football power of our country. The decline of 16,000 places from last season is behind us, but with this small increase, it is clear that the loss of social mass is not only explained by the lower capacity of Montjuic (49,000 places).
Despite having 50,000 fewer seats than its usual stadium, the Lluis Companys It is the fifth with the largest capacity First of alljust below Santiago Bernabeu, Metropolitan, Benito Villamarin And San Mames. Furthermore, it turns out that the only teams he surpasses are teams whose stadium capacity is much lower than that of Montjuic.
The culé partner left his team aside for obvious reasons and the main one is sporting. And the fact is that Barcelona has stopped having that team that reigned in Spain and that was able to raise up to four. Champions League in the 21st century. Now, to find the most recent success, we have to go back to the 2023 League.
A critical situation
This drop in the number of subscribers temporarily coincides with the economic drought of a club which barely has the resources to register its only recruit of the summer, Daniel Olmothat they could lose from January if they do not respect the 1:1 rule. Filling Montjuic was not easy last year, but the current ticket prices do not help either, since the lowest price for matches like the one played on the second day against Athletic Club It was 102 euros and in a background where visibility is quite poor.
It is true that Joan Laporta He had the difficult task of leading this transfer to Montjuic, but the results were ultimately much worse than expected. the real Madrid (60,707), Atletico Madrid (60,285), Betis (50,741), Athletic (43,649), Seville (39,500), Royal Society (38,000), Valence (37,000), Spanish (26,032) and Valladolid (24,000) have gained more loyalty than Barça, who naturally turned their backs on their team in a critical situation.
The advantage for those who have renewed their subscription or for new registrations is that they will have priority when Barcelona returns to the Spotify Camp Nou, which, given the real state of the work, seems quite far away. Although the club estimates that the return will take place at the end of the year, the appearance of the blaugrana fiefdom does not offer any guarantee that this deadline will be met.
In a good footballing situation, with four out of four at the start of the championship, Laporta continues to have many open fronts. And the decrease in social mass can end up being a very heavy burden in the face of the end of his mandate, which we remember ends in 2025 after proclaiming himself president of Barça for the second time in March 2021.
Reason for opposition to Laporta
His main opponent in these elections, Police Victorindicted against the current board of directors for the same reason during an appearance before the media that took place this Monday: “Barça is the 11th team in season tickets. We must The Palm Trees And Spanish past. The rocks, broken. And no will to fix it. For those of us who work in football, the weight of the institutions has collapsed. “We are in an unacceptable situation.”
Despite this, the club wants to use the return to the Spotify Camp Nou as a lifeline and plans to do so in about three months. Barcelona wants to play there against AtalantaJanuary 29, a date on which it seems that it will be impossible for them to travel to their traditional stadium. Added to this is the obstacle of UEFAwhich does not allow the change of venue during the same phase of the maximum continental competition, except for very justified exceptions.
Barcelona wants to return to its stadium as soon as possible
In its article 25.08 of the regulation of the Champions League 2024-25, the UEFA is very clear about home matches in different stadiums: “In the group stage, a club must, in principle, play all its competitive matches in the same stadium. Furthermore, any change of stadium between the qualifiers and the group stage must be agreed in advance with UEFA.
Thus, Barça, according to the regulations, must play the four matches of the championship phase that it plays at home (Young boys, Bayern Munich, Brest Stadium And Atalanta) in Montjuïc. This would be in view of the qualifiers, which would begin at the earliest between February 11 and 12, with the dispute of the playoffs access to the round of 16, while they could already negotiate with UEFA to change stadium.
