A setback for Barcelona in terms of allowing spectators to attend home games. The Catalan government has ASH namely stipulates that Camp Nou may be filled for a maximum of 35 percent at home matches of the superpower. In Spain, the occupancy rate for outdoor events has been increased to 60%, but Barcelona does not benefit from this decision by the Spanish government.
For indoor events in Spain, the maximum capacity is set at forty percent. With a view to the first home game of the Champions League group stage against Bayern Munich on September 14, Barcelona had hoped to fill the Camp Nou with 60,000 visitors. However, the local government in Catalonia does not follow the national trend, which means that the opening in the billion-dollar ball can be visited by only 30,000 fans.
According to ASH The move by the Catalan government has irritated the Barcelona leadership. Due to the corona pandemic, all the necessary money has been lost due to the empty stadiums. In addition, they finally want to play against another European top club in a well-filled stadium. Last Sunday against Getafe, 10,000 fans witnessed the 2-1 victory. A week earlier against Real Sociedad (4-2) there were still more than 20,000.
By increasing the capacity, a maximum of 8,500 visitors are welcome on Sunday 5 September at the World Cup qualifier between Spain and Georgia at the Estadio Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz. The team of national coach Luis Enrique will first play in and against Sweden on Thursday evening. Spain has collected seven points from the first three qualifying matches. Sweden has one point less, but also played a game less.
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