The construction hasn't finished yet... Barca and Champs can't even use Camno? Uefa's away request
Aug 29, 2025
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The Athletic, a U.S. sports media, said on the 29th (Korea time) that Barcelona has conveyed its intention to UEFA that it wants to hold the first round of the European Champions League League phase away from the 19th of next month. Barcelona, which was assigned to the first port of the league phase draw, has the right to host the home games. However, the Camnow renovation was not completed and it was hampered. The Athletic predicted that 'UEFA does not admit to changing the game schedule, but in this case, it is possible to change it on the basis of an exception situation'
Kamnow has been in renovation since June 2023. More than 1.5 billion euros (about 2 trillion won) has been invested, but it is suffering from delays in construction. With construction still underway, Barcelona planned to hold the opening match of Spain's Primera Liga in Camnow in the form of opening only some seats in the stadium, but even this has not been realized. In the end, he extended his contract with the Olympic Luis Campinas, an alternative stadium he used until last season. In the meantime, Luis Campinas is also scheduled to hold a concert on the 12th of next month, so it is not possible to play not only the match against Valencia but also the first match of the European Champions League phase.
As an alternative, Barcelona wanted to use Estadi Johan Cruyff, a 7,000-seat stadium inside the practice field, which is used as a home stadium by Team B, Women's Team, and Youth Team, respectively. However, the Primera Liga rejected Barcelona's request on the grounds that it did not meet the audience standards.
The problem remains even if the first game of the league phase is played away. The Athletic reported 'It is known that it will take two more years for Camnow renovations to completely end' Barcelona is trying to find a breakthrough with the partial opening of some seats, but if safety issues emerge, it will eventually have no choice but to continue living as an alternative stadium.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
