World Sports: Barcelona is allowed to play away games in the first four rounds of the new season to wait for the completion of the new Camp Nou Stadium

According to World Sports, Barcelona has been allowed to play away games in the first four rounds of the new season so they can wait for the renovation of the new Camp Nou Stadium to be completed. The schedule of the 2025/26 La Liga season is different from the past, and midweek matches will not be held at the end of August. The first round of next season will be played one week after the first round of the Champions League, September 23 or 24. The impact of this schedule on Barcelona is that they will have an extra week to prepare for the new Camp Nou Stadium to officially open the stadium on the weekends of September 20-21 unless the first round of the Champions League is held between September 16-18.

According to Catalonia Radio, Barcelona has obtained approval from the La Liga and will play away in the first four rounds of the new season. If there are four match days in August before the first league break, the weekend from September 13 to 14 will be Barcelona's first home game. However, in fact, there are only three weekends in August (16-17, 23-24 and 30-31), and Barcelona's fourth game will also be played away (September 13-14).

Therefore, unless unforeseen circumstances occur, Barcelona's first home game should be played on the weekend from September 20 to 21. Barcelona are planning to return to the new Camp Nou for this, and if there is an emergency, they can only use the Montweec Olympic Stadium and will not be able to lay the lawn until a few days after the Post Malone concert on September 12.

Normally, La Liga requires that teams can play up to three consecutive away games at the beginning of the season. This is to facilitate the renovation of the Bernabeu Stadium in 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, as well as to facilitate the home renovation of Zaragoza in the 2024/25 season.

Barcelona realized that in the Champions League, even if they want to ensure home play in the second round of the group stage (September 30 and October 1), there will be no agreement with UEFA, as it will depend on the draw results.

However, according to current regulations, the entire group stage must be played at the same stadium, but Barcelona does not consider other options and intends to return to the new Camp Nou in September.