Overview
- Barcelona will host Athletic Club at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, November 22 at 16:15, marking the team’s first LaLiga match at the stadium since May 2023.
- UEFA approved an exceptional venue change for the December 9 Champions League game against Eintracht Frankfurt after reviewing camera positions, authorities’ box coverage and visiting-fan segregation.
- Barcelona City Council granted occupancy licence 1B, enabling use of the Lateral along with Tribuna and Gol Sur, with capacity set at 45,401 while Phase 1C (Gol Norte) work continues.
- An open training on November 7 with roughly 22,000–23,000 attendees tested access, evacuation and services, and the club cites added accessibility positions, new locker rooms and a rebuilt players’ tunnel.
- Ticket prices for the initial matches prompted criticism, and president Joan Laporta said prices would be adjusted as capacity expands, with no away allocation for the Athletic match due to segregation limits.