"The club had been given permission to play their first three fixtures away from home in order to complete the first phase of construction work at their stadium, and that was followed by the international break. But they were still unable to fulfil the requirements needed to get the permits in time, leaving a public deadline unmet for the third time having originally set an opening date of November 2024."
"The match against Valencia will instead be played at the 6,000-seat Johan Cruyff Stadium at Barcelona's Sant Joan Despi training ground to the west of the city. Barcelona did not say when they expected to be able to play at the Camp Nou, with games coming up against Getafe on 21 September and Real Sociedad on 28 September. Their first home match in the Champions League is against Paris Saint-Germain on 1 October."
"Inspectors from the local and football authorities had visited the site repeatedly and were in attendance again on Tuesday. But the club have not yet been granted the certificate of completed work which is a prerequisite to the granting of formal permission to occupy the stadium. Barcelona cannot open the new Camp Nou to the public, even with part of the main stand and the south end operational and an initial capacity of 27,000."
Barcelona cannot host their opening home match at Camp Nou because the club has not obtained the required permits to occupy the stadium. The Valencia match will be played at the 6,000-seat Johan Cruyff Stadium at the Sant Joan Despi training ground. The club had been allowed initial away fixtures while completing the first construction phase, but inspectors have not granted the certificate of completed work needed for formal permission. A contingency agreement allows access to Montjuic until February, but Montjuic is unavailable this weekend because of a Post Malone concert. Barcelona are working intensely to secure the permits.
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