La Liga giants Barcelona have this week announced a fresh delay in their ongoing efforts to return to base at the Spotify Camp Nou.
This comes amid confirmation that the ground will not be available to host the club’s next home fixture on the continent.
Barcelona were of course back in action in the Champions League on Wednesday, welcoming reigning tournament holders Paris Saint-Germain to Catalunya’s capital.
The hope in the weeks leading up to the fixture was that it would ultimately be played out at the newly-renovated Camp Nou.
In the end, however, this did not prove to be the case.
Instead, amid yet further delays in the permit process, the Blaugrana were forced to play host to PSG at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
And as confirmed a day later, this will prove the case once more on the far side of the international break.
As per a statement released across Barcelona’s website and social media platforms:
‘FC Barcelona announces that the third match corresponding to the Champions League group stage, on Tuesday, October 21, at 6:45 p.m., against Olympiacos, will be played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
‘The Club continues to work to obtain the necessary administrative permits for the opening of the Spotify Camp Nou in the coming dates. Within this framework, FC Barcelona is working on the new amendments that Barcelona City Council shared with the Club last week.’
Conor Laird – GSFN
