Open the Spotify Camp Nou with 62,000 in January, the challenge ahead.

The activity at the Spotify Camp Nou remained frantic yesterday. While the Barcelona City Council granted the First Occupation License on Monday as part of phase 1B to open the Lateral stand to the public this Saturday against Athletic, the cranes continue with the plan to accelerate the exterior area of Gol Nord and the construction of the Third Stand. Almost everything will stop on Friday. Opening the end that faces the old Masia is framed in phase 1C and will allow for 62,000 fans. As Joan Sentelles, Operations Director of FC Barcelona, stated on RAC 1 and Catalunya Ràdio, the goal is to have the municipal green light by the end of the year. Considering that the last match of 2025 will be Barça-Osasuna on Saturday, December 13 (6:30 p.m.), the first with the first and Second Stand fully completed would be on January 14 (if Barça advances to the knockout stage of the Cup and the draw has them playing at home) or January 25 against Real Oviedo. Between the Christmas holidays and the Spanish Supercup in Saudi Arabia , there will be no matches in Barcelona for a month or more.

Source: mundodeportivo.com