Western media reporter Victor Malo posted a message today to criticize Laporta and analyzed when Barcelona will return to Camp Nou.

Barcelona had titled "Barcelona celebrates home with epic event: Spotify Camp Nou" on their official website on June 25, and was paired with a video of Laporta's departure to warm up for the return to Camp Nou. However, just 23 days have passed, and it is not someone else who slapped Barcelona in the face, but they themselves released a new announcement yesterday.

Why did Chairman Laporta shoot himself in the foot so happily? Why did Barcelona announce such news without confirmation? Why did they set the date without City Hall approval? Either they lied almost out of habit, or the person responsible was seriously dereliction of duty.

However, worse than the news that the Gambler Cup could not be played at the new Camp Nou, the team's first round of the league may still have to be held at the John Cruif Stadium. According to Le Culemania, a source from Barcelona City Hall revealed that the license for the new Camp Nou is highly unlikely to be prepared before the first round opponent Valencia on September 14.

Monkey Stadium

In addition, the Monkey Stadium used by Barcelona last season will not be available at that time. This summer, the stadium has hosted several concerts, and just two days before the first round of the league, a concert by American singer Potz-Marron will be held here. In any case, this stadium cannot complete a transformation that meets the game's requirements in just two days.

Cruyff Stadium

And La Liga also informed Barcelona a few weeks ago that it is impossible for Barcelona to be allowed to postpone the game except for their first three away games. So this left Barcelona with the only solution: to play the first round of the Gambel Cup and the league at the John Cruyff Stadium. However, considering that the new Camp Nou target capacity is 104,600 spectators, the design capacity of the Cruyff Stadium is inevitably too stretched.

What's worse is that Barcelona's first round of the Champions League in the new season will be held two days after the first round of the league, and if Barcelona is "lucky" enough - able to play away games in the first round of the league - the first home game will be postponed to September 30 or October 1. However, UEFA requires at least one month in advance to know where a team plays home games during the league stage. This means that if Barcelona cannot confirm by the end of August they will be able to return to Camp Nou in mid-to-late September, clubs will all play their Champions League home matches at Montsic Stadium before the end of the Champions League phase in January 2026.