BARCELONA.- The UEFA gave the go-ahead for the FC Barcelona play again Champions League in the renewed Camp Nou; specifically, on December 9 before the Eintracht FrankfurtThe Catalan club announced this Wednesday.
“This decision comes after obtaining the first occupancy license for Phase 1B, which allows the capacity to be expanded and includes the entire Lateral area, adding to the license already granted for Phase 1A – which includes Grandstand and Gol Sur -, and becomes effective after UEFA has accepted the request considering that all the necessary requirements are met,” the culé entity said in a statement.
He also revealed that “in the coming days he will report on the release of tickets for the match.”
The team held a training session open to the public on November 7 at the Camp Nou, attended by about 23,000 people, and will return to that stadium in LaLiga on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao.
The return to the Camp Nou has been suffering various delays in recent months. These delays have meant a great financial loss for Barcelona, which needs the income that the renovated stadium will generate for its economic stability.
Barça has estimated the cost of the extensive renovation of its stadium at 1.5 billion euros ($1.735 million), which will be able to accommodate 105,000 spectators when completed, a record in Europe.
Arsenal ends its agreement with Rwanda
Arsenal, leader of the Premier League, will stop displaying the “Visit Rwanda” logo at the end of this season, the African country announced this Wednesday.
In the last eight seasons, the London club’s players wore the message “Visit Rwanda” on their sleeves to promote tourism in this country located in the heart of the African continent.
The agreement is the cause of growing controversy due to the situation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country bordering Rwanda and which is rich in minerals.
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of arming and supporting the M23 militia, which has taken control of large areas of the country’s territory since taking up arms in 2021.
