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Barcelona set to return to renovated Camp Nou November 22
Barcelona will make a long-awaited return to their newly renovated Camp Nou stadium when they face Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on November 22, the club announced on Monday, ending more than two years of playing away from home.
Since the stadium closed at the end of the 2022/23 season, the Catalan club has hosted matches mainly at the Olympic Stadium on Montjuic hill.
The reopening comes after a series of delays, with the stadium now ready a year later than initially planned following a €1.5 billion ($1.75 billion) renovation, which faced numerous construction setbacks.
Barcelona will open the stadium with a temporary capacity of 45,401 spectators, with space for 105,000 when the top tier is completed.
They opened the stadium up for 23,000 fans to watch a training session earlier in November as a test event in the reopening process.
Barcelona are also hoping to receive the green light from UEFA to host Eintracht Frankfurt at the Camp Nou in the Champions League on December 9.
The Spanish champions were forced to play two matches at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium in the first weeks of the season after failing to get the permit they needed for Camp Nou, because of safety reasons.
The previous iteration of Camp Nou was built in 1957 and had a capacity of 99,000.
Barcelona plan to add a roof to the stadium which will be installed in the summer of 2027, a year later than the project was anticipated to be completed.
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