Overview

• FC Barcelona announced that the October 21 group-stage match against Olympiacos will be played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
• UEFA’s website had listed the fixture at Spotify Camp Nou, a designation the organizer is expected to correct following the club’s notice.
• Barcelona says it is working to secure first-occupancy permits by fixing issues flagged by the fire brigade, including evacuation-route widths, railing heights and unfinished stairways.
• Competition rules generally require one declared stadium for the entire Champions League group phase, making a Camp Nou return unlikely without a UEFA exemption.
• The club is weighing a partial reopening at roughly 27,000 seats (phase 1A) against waiting for about 45,000 (phase 1B), with the venue for the October 18 Liga match against Girona still to be determined as strong turnout at Montjuïc continues.