The Return of FC Barcelona to Camp Nou Has Been Postponed Again. The Stadium Will Not Be Ready in Time for the First Champions League Home Match, Meaning the Club Will Have to Play the Entire Competitive Phase at Another Location.
Barcelona had to postpone the Return to Camp Nou Several Times. Barça had previously hoped to return to the renovated stage on August 10 for the trofeu Joan Gamper Match, but that deadline proved unfeasible.
The First Home Game in the League Earlier This Month also proved to be too early. This now also applies to the first home match in the Champions League on October 1, When Paris Saint-Germain Will Visit.
For the match Against PSG, Barça Will Move to Estadi Lluís Companys, The Olympic Stadium on Montjuïc. The other matches will probably also be played there.
UEFA Guidelines State That Matches in the Competitive Phase Must Be Played in The Same Stadium. The Champions League Anthem Can Be Heard Again in Camp Nou At The Earliest in the Intermediate Round or The Eighth Finals.
In Addition to PSG, Olympiacos, Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Copenhagen Are Barcelona’s Champions League Opponents in Home Matches. On Thursday, the Spanish Side started the competitive phase with a victory. Newcastle United was defeated 1-2.
