Per-Sports: Still not available for open permission, Barcelona vs. Valencia may be held at Camp Nou

According to Daily Sports, Barcelona's home match against Valencia on September 14 may be played in the Camp Nou empty court.

Barcelona home court Camp Nou Stadium had previously undergone renovation work, but the progress of the project lags beyond expectations. This season, La Liga has taken care of Barcelona when arranging the schedule. Barcelona's first three rounds of La Liga were played away and they will not face Valencia at home until the fourth round of La Liga on September 14. Barcelona originally planned to be put into use before that Camp Nou Stadium and allow about 30,000 fans to enter and watch the game.

However, Daily Sports said that since the renovation of Camp Nou Stadium was not completed as planned, the Barcelona City Council has not issued an opening license to Camp Nou Stadium so far, which may cause the Camp Nou Stadium to be unable to be opened normally when Barcelona is against Valencia. Barcelona is still struggling to obtain a stadium opening permit from the city council, but has also begun to consider other alternatives.

First, the fourth round of La Liga was played in the empty field of the Camp Nou Stadium, and fans were not allowed to watch the game on the spot. In this case, the safety of the team, referees and staff will not be affected, because the renovation of the main stands of the Camp Nou Stadium has not been completed yet, but the home team locker room, visiting team locker room, referee locker room have been completed, and the emergency exit of the stadium, ambulances, and all necessary facilities are fully equipped. If Barcelona decides to play behind closed doors, the city council and fire department will in principle approve the game.

The second option is to hold the fourth round of La Liga at the Cruyff Stadium, but the stadium can only accommodate 6,000 fans. Barcelona has held the Gambel Cup at the Cruyff Stadium this summer, and issues such as stadium safety and fans' access have been resolved. However, if this solution is adopted, the key is to install the necessary VAR facilities at the Cruyff Stadium. Currently, this small stadium is not equipped with these facilities, but these are all necessary for the stadium for the La Liga. In addition, the schedule of Barcelona women's football team, which uses Cruyff Stadium as its home court, and Barcelona second team, may also be affected.