Renovation work on Barcelona’s stadium, Spotify Camp Nou, is still underway, which has caused its return to the pitch to be delayed.
The initial plan was for them to return to the iconic stadium in late 2024 or early 2025, but that has not happened, even forcing them to extend the lease of the Montjuic Stadium until April of this year.
The idea is that the Camp Nou will be ready for the final phase of the season in May, just in time for the second League The Classic of the season against Real Madrid, scheduled for May 11.
Plan B
However, now, according to Adriá Soldevila on Cadena SER, Barcelona has devised a backup plan in case the Camp Nou renovation works are not completed on time and the Montjuic Stadium becomes unavailable.
This plan involves obtaining a large-capacity stadium in another European country. The Catalans are looking for a large European stadium that meets the requirements for a match as high-profile as Barça-Madrid.
Spotify Camp Nou continues to be the main and preferred option for the Classicor, alternatively, try to keep the match at Montjuic. But the second option is complicated due to the concerts planned at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in May.
The club’s main objective is to play the match at the Camp Nou and reopen it with 60% of its capacity, especially since a match of this type generates between 8 and 10 million euros in income.
However, the alternative is to move the match to a city and stadium attractive to Barcelona fans. In this scenario, the match would be treated as a final, with a massive contingent of travelers blaugrana fans.
At the moment, Barcelona has not yet presented this proposal to either La Liga or Real Madrid. This is mainly because no decision has been made or advanced in this regard.
For now, the blaugrana They are focused on working to play the match at the Camp Nou but are preparing a contingency plan in case things do not go as initially expected.
If Barcelona decides to move the match abroad, both La Liga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation must approve the decision.