Barcelona will not return to Camp Nou for Valencia match
Barcelona will play their first home game of the LaLiga season against Valencia at the Estadi Johan Cruyff instead of the Camp Nou.
Barcelona have confirmed that their LaLiga clash against Valencia will be played at Estadi Johan Cruyff.
The Spanish champions had previously targeted a return to the Camp Nou for their first home league game of the season, but the necessary permits have not come through.
The 6,000-capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff, which borders their training ground on the edge of Barcelona, will instead host the Valencia match on Sunday.
This venue is also the home to the Blaugrana’s women’s side, who are due to play at the ground on Friday when they face Logrono, and the men’s reverse team.
"The match against Valencia will not yet be able to take place at the Spotify Camp Nou," Barcelona said in a statement.
"The club is working intensively to obtain the necessary administrative permits for the opening of Spotify Camp Nou in the coming weeks."
Barca left the Camp Nou in 2023 to increase the capacity to over 100,000 and originally planned to return last November with a capped crowd of approximately 50,000.
However, these plans were pushed back and the club has spent the last two seasons playing at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic, which is unavailable this week due to a Post Malone concert.
Hansi Flick’s team’s next home fixture is against Getafe on September 21, with its location still to be announced.
Barca have recorded an unbeaten start to the league season, winning two and drawing one of their three opening matches, sitting fourth in the table, just two points off leaders Real Madrid.
