Overview

• FC Barcelona announced that the 21 October Champions League home match against Olympiacos will be played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys rather than the Spotify Camp Nou.
• Club officials say they are pursuing the first-occupation licence and addressing fire-service findings, including evacuation-route widths, railing heights and unfinished stairways noted on 23 September.
• UEFA had listed the fixture at Camp Nou on its website, but rules requiring one stadium for all group-stage home matches make a mid-stage switch unlikely without a special exemption.
• The club is leaning toward reopening in Phase 1B with an estimated 45,000 capacity instead of the smaller Phase 1A at about 27,000, a stance linked to Champions League requirements.
• Reported target dates for a return, such as 18 October in La Liga or 9 December in Europe, remain conditional on municipal approval and, for continental games, UEFA authorization.