Fútbol Club Barcelona is keeping open the possibility of returning to the new Spotify Camp Nou on September 28, in the match corresponding to matchday 7 of LaLiga EA Sports 25/26 against Real Sociedad. The club has released images of the current state of the works at the stadium, where accesses, interior lobbies and restaurant areas are practically finished.

The Barça-Real Sociedad match is scheduled for Sunday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m., after the time change requested by the Barcelona City Police to avoid coinciding with the Piromusical that closes the Mercè festivities. The fireworks display will take place at 10:00 p.m., so it will not interfere with the match. Although there is still no official confirmation, the Camp Nou option is gaining ground.

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Visible progress in the works of the new Camp Nou

The images published by Fútbol Club Barcelona show the good pace of the works in various areas of the stadium. The main accesses are already defined and the interior lobbies have a modern look, ready to welcome fans back home. Restaurant areas have also been shown that are only waiting to be put into operation.

These advances fuel optimism among the Barça fans, who dream of returning to occupy the stands of the Camp Nou after months of works and matches played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

The Montjuïc alternative is still on the table

Although the club is working with the option of playing at the Camp Nou, the possibility that the Barça-Real Sociedad match will be played in Montjuïc is still on the table. The Estadi Olímpic is already prepared, with new turf and some 7,000 seats relocated, which ensures a valid alternative if the reopening of the Camp Nou does not arrive in time.

UEFA confirms Montjuïc as the stadium for Barcelona-PSG

Fútbol Club Barcelona and UEFA have already confirmed that the Champions League match against PSG on October 1 will be played at the Estadi Olímpic, so the return to the Camp Nou could take place on a one-off basis only for the match against Real Sociedad.

La Mercè and the logistics of returning to the Camp Nou

The coincidence of the match with the Mercè festivities forced the modification of the initial schedule of the Barça-Real Sociedad (9 p.m.) to avoid mobility problems in the city. With the new schedule of 6:30 p.m., the club hopes that fans can access without difficulties, either to the Camp Nou if it reopens or to the Estadi Olímpic if it remains as a provisional venue.

The City Police and municipal services are working hand in hand with the club to guarantee the safety and logistics of an event that will mobilize tens of thousands of people in the middle of the Barcelona festival. In any case, Barça continues to work hard so that the Camp Nou becomes the usual venue for the first team's matches again, returning the fans to the home they have been waiting to reopen for more than a year.