Barcelona will officially host a competitive match at Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, Nov. 22, bringing an end to more than two years away amid renovations.
The Catalan giants face Athletic Club on this weekend at their iconic ground after a test run earlier this month, when around 23,000 fans attended an open training session prior to reopening.
The reigning La Liga champions last played a match at Camp Nou back on May 28, 2023. Barcelona were originally set to return by the end of 2024, though numerous missed deadlines forced the team to play the majority of their home games at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
Barcelona could have returned in October, but the Phase 1A license at the time limited capacity to 25,991 which the club deemed unsatisfactory from a financial perspective. The new Phase 1B license increases the amount of possible spectators to 45,401.
