Overview
- Barcelona received the City Council’s Phase 1B occupancy licence, opening the Tribune, South Goal and Lateral areas while work advances on Phase 1C for the North Goal.
- The club is working with UEFA to hold the Dec. 9 Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou, with approval still pending.
- Pricing for the homecoming has drawn backlash, with general tickets reported from about €199 to €589, and no away allocation for Athletic Club due to segregation constraints.
- The partial return follows a delayed €1.45–1.5 billion redevelopment, with an eventual capacity of roughly 105,000 planned once upper tiers and later phases are complete.
- Lamine Yamal has teased “special nights” at the stadium, though his participation is uncertain after a recent radiofrequency procedure that prompted his release from Spain duty.