Barcelona BLOCKED from moving into £1.25billion stadium due to little-known rule as return to Nou Camp is postponed

BARCELONA'S instrumentality to the Nou Camp has been DELAYED owed to a little-known Uefa rule.

The Spanish giants person spent the past 18 months playing astatine the Estadio Olimpico portion a £1.25billion renovation is carried retired connected their location ground.

The improvement includes expanding capableness from 99,000 to 104,000, arsenic good arsenic the additions of a roof, luxury barroom and caller escalators.

Barcelona had hoped to determination backmost to the Nou Camp earlier the extremity of the year.

However, Uefa rules dictate clubs cannot alteration stadiums earlier the extremity of the league signifier of the Champions League.

It means Barcelona would either person had to play league matches astatine the Nou Camp and European games astatine the Estadio Olimpico - oregon propulsion backmost the move.

Now, successful an email to season-ticket holders who had requested a walk to the Nou Camp for the 2nd fractional of the season, Barcelona person confirmed they volition not instrumentality until astatine slightest mid-February.

They said this is due to the fact that of "Uefa regulations that forestall changing stadiums during the archetypal signifier of the Champions League and the logistical difficulties and other costs progressive successful maintaining 2 large-capacity facilities operating astatine the aforesaid time".

The day alteration means games against Valencia, Alaves and Atalanta volition present instrumentality spot astatine the Estadio Olimpico.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the archetypal crippled backmost astatine the Nou Camp could either beryllium a LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano connected February 16 oregon a Champions League play-off circular fixture.

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Barcelona volition discount the terms of the passes to relationship for the matches moved from the Nou Camp to the Estadio Olimpico - the Valencia and Alaves games.

The Atalanta clash was already included successful the Estadio Olimpico pass.

Virtual images were released connected the website Espai Barcelona successful September showing however the crushed volition look erstwhile completed.

A summary of the improvement read: "A abstraction wherever thing is possible, a spot to acquisition caller ways of enjoying athletics and entertainment, strengthening inclusion and integration with the neighbourhood.

"An innovative and groundbreaking project.

"A far-reaching betterment to boost the club’s growth, guarantee caller sources of income, and unafraid the aboriginal of the organisation."

The stadium improvements are acceptable to gain Barcelona £25m much successful gross each year.

Barcelona beryllium apical of the LaLiga table, six points wide of Real Madrid having played 1 crippled more.

In the Champions League, they person won 3 of their 4 matches and inhabit sixth spot successful the table, meaning arsenic it stands they volition suffice automatically for the last-16.