He Barcelona does not reach the set times to return to the camp we. This was officially declared in a statement after the last extraordinary meeting of the Advice Directive of Jane Laportawhere the accounts returned to red. The president of the culé and the entire board of directors were responsible for planning the return to the stadium at the end of 2024, a date that changed over the months, modifying it due to logistical delays that made a return impossible when they did. wanted: finally it will be in the second round.
“The first men’s football team will continue to play at the Estadi Olímpic during the first half of the season, with the aim of returning to a Camp Nou Spotify with reduced capacity in the second round,” said the Barcelona through a press release, confirming that 2024 will not be the date of the return of the first team to its stadium and that it will have to wait for the return match of the championship, without specifying a date or at what time of the second round.
At the very least, the return to Camp Nou will only take place on the weekend of January 25 and 26, when the Barcelona plays at home against Valence their first match of the second round on the 21st day. This would be the earliest possible date for the return although the press release does not specify when the return to the second round will take place. There are several home dates in this section of the competition, as they also host at home the Atalanta during the last duel of the league Champions League January 29 and the date is set Barcelona-Alavés of the 22nd day of the League for the weekend of February 1st and 2nd.
What is certain is that the Barcelona will not meet the promising deadlines set at the start of the competition and they will have to wait until 2025 to return to their temple. In fact, Joan Laporta dreamed of being able to return to the temple of the culé on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the entity, which will take place on November 28. But this idea was quickly abandoned given the pace and deadlines of Limak Construction in charge of the work.
“Everything is going according to plan. Our prediction is to play again at Spotify Camp Nou in December, with 60% capacity. It is very important for us to return home, because Xavier He is also very excited,” said Jane Laporta during the continuity press conference Xavier Hernándezin May, before everything changed and they decided to fire Egarense. An illusion that is fading, since Barcelona will not respect these forecasts, where we thought on December 15, and will have to return in 2025, once again, more than a month and a half later than expected.
“We continue to expect a drop in recurring revenues from the operation of the Stadium, a situation expected during the renovation works at Spotify Camp Nou,” added the Barcelona in his statement regarding the works he concluded: “A gradual recovery of stadium revenues is expected thanks to the return to Spotify Camp Nou.”
