Good day, everyone, and welcome to my blog. It is no news that FC Barcelona has returned to the Camp Nou, now known as the Spotify Camp Nou, their original home stadium. It has been a year since Barcelona played at their home stadium, as it underwent renovation to increase the capacity, allowing more fans to occupy and enjoy their team playing beautiful football on the pitch. There have been a lot of struggles before yesterday, even though it could have been achieved by the club.
The stadium was expected to be completed this year, but the project was not going as smoothly as many fans thought and the hopes of playing in the stadium this year began to drop because of how the project was moving in the past six months into this year. The Olympic Stadium, which was FC Barcelona's home last season, saw some issues as the city Council didn't want to give Barcelona permission to continue playing at the stadium this season. Reports suggest that the value of the renovation for the Spotify Camp Nou stadium is 1 billion euros, which is a huge amount, and some rival fans will still say the club is broke.
Yesterday evening Barcelona played their first match in the Spotify Camp Nou against Athletic Bilbao. It's no news that both clubs have a history and most of it was because of the Nico Williams saga that happened during the last transfer window. The deal has already been sealed, but one event led to another, and before we knew it, Nico Williams signed another contract with Athletic Bilbao for ten years with a new release clause in the deal and a higher wage for the Spanish forward.
FC Barcelona fans didn't fail to show their anger towards Nico Williams when he played yesterday, as each time he got the ball, the Barcelona fans made sure to whistle against him, which I can't blame them for because he and his agent played the club during the negotiation. FC Barcelona won by four goals to nothing against Athletic Club, with Lewandowski scoring the first goal, Ferran Torres getting a brace, and Fermin Lopez also making the scoresheet in that match.
It was a good way to start with new memories at the Spotify Camp Nou with a good victory to celebrate with the fans. The Spotify Camp Nou is not completed yet, as more construction is still going on, and according to Laporta( FC Barcelona president), the stadium is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, which is next year. It has been a crazy ride to get to this point since the stadium started renovation, and hopefully, this time, Laporta will make sure the completion of the stadium doesn't pass the set time frame he has given to the general public.
The new stadium will generate more revenue for the club once it is complete, which will help boost the club's financial system in the coming years. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.
