Overview

• LaLiga cleared the match at the Johan Cruyff despite falling below the 8,000-seat Primera threshold once Barcelona fitted the required VAR system.
• The club issued access guidance with doors opening at 19:30, ID checks at entry, and a free shuttle running every five minutes between Palau Reial and Sant Joan Despí.
• Lamine Yamal is out with pubis discomfort, and Hansi Flick criticized Spain for using him with analgesics across 152 minutes during the international break.
• Frenkie de Jong is unavailable after injury with the Netherlands, with Gavi and Balde also sidelined.
• Camp Nou reopening remains unresolved and more home dates at Sant Joan Despí are possible, with today’s game the first time the men’s first team hosts a league match outside the city.