FC Barcelona are having a great season and are now entering the crucial part of the campaign in which they will be chasing the treble: the Copa del Rey, La Liga and the Champions League. A treble would be the icing on the cake of a great season and the culés (Barça fans) wanted to do it on home soil, something that is becoming increasingly difficult.
The renovation of the Spotify Camp Nou, part of the ambitious Espai Barça project, has Barça fans on tenterhooks. FC Barcelona supporters are thinking of returning to their stadium with a capacity reduced to 60% (which is expected at the end of the current season). A wish that seems unlikely to be fulfilled.
Barça will not return to the Camp Nou this season. It’s official. The club has sent all its members and season-ticket holders an extension to the end of the season. Until this decision was made, the possibility of playing El Clasico at the Camp Nou in May was still on the table, but that option has now been ruled out.
“We are announcing that the extension of the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 24/25 season ticket has been extended to include men’s first team league and UEFA Champions League matches until the end of the 24/25 season. If you would like to extend your existing season ticket to include these new matches, you can do so by clicking on the following link,” the club said in an email to its members.
The work is progressing well and although it would be possible to return in May with a capacity of 63,000, it was not worth stopping the work, dismantling the cranes and cleaning the accesses for three games. For now, the club is confident that the pitch, along with the associated irrigation and heating systems, will be in place by the end of April next year.
However, it is by no means certain that the new Camp Nou will be ready for the start of next season. Some reports suggest that it will not be ready until October or November, and that it will not be at full capacity and without a roof.