The top level of the ground will be completely removed and replaced by a new upper tier as part of a 1.5billion-plus (1.3bn; $1.6bn) redevelopment project known as Espai Barca, which is as controversial as it is spectacular. After a mad goose chase around the city to get a couple, I arrived just about on time to experience what was, by all accounts, a wonderful occasion. This involves the partial demolition of the south stand, Gol Sud. The ground was full, the lights and weather were warm. The pre match display. 990 stadium designs, Barcelona will return home in 2024-25 with capacity at 50% and work is set to be completed in the 2025-26 season. We need our supporters, they have always been with us and we are going to need them in Montjuc, he said. They will be able to play at an almost full-capacity Nou Camp next season but will relocate to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic for the following campaign. With a vastly weakened team and nothing to play for, Barcelona were convincingly beaten 4-1 by a Salamanca team who finished 15th in La Liga. Not for the football itself, which was largely flat aside from a brilliant Dani Alves goal, but for the tributes to Abidal. With parts of the Camp Nou being demolished, our writers pick out their favourite memories of Barcelona's iconic ground. People forget how good Inter were in the first leg of this Champions League semi-final. So for the Brazilian to have the audacity and confidence to produce such a finish under those circumstances was truly remarkable. Barca will play next season's home matches at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic. shame to see old stadiums being demolished/redeveloped:Goodison,Selhurst now, Anfield kinda, Camp Nou , list goes on. 12:30 AM some lil kid underneath my bedroom window is complaining to his mum about Camp Nou being demolished and I once again saw a kid wearing Neymar PSG kit today, Georgia nt & Kvara shirts everywhere, U21 tickets being sold out football might be coming back to my country pic.twitter.com/qLoYVKkFWe. 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We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Like they knew all along that this was how the evening would pan out. But this is a homage to the Camp Nou, rather than Messi, so Ill venture into the personal and a sun-kissed evening in 2005 when my then-girlfriend and I went to see U2 on their Vertigo tour. 14 Jul 2023 16:31:00. Being naive and daft 15-year-olds, we thought it both sensible and fair to cheer for the away team given they were playing so well. This will also be followed by new staircases and fire escapes to restore the use of the first and second level seats, which will not be affected by the works. The iconic stadium is set to be redeveloped and reportedly set to open for fully for the 2025-26 campaign. Ltd. 2022 All Rights Reserved. The demolition video, however, received mixed emotions after the fans were shocked to see the iconic stadium getting knocked down by bulldozers. That was until another one of Barcelonas favourite sons, Martin Braithwaite, equalised for Leganes before the hour mark. You must update your payment details via My Account, otherwise your subscription will terminate. All rights reserved. Our database counts: 2127 stadiums, Next season, Barcelona will play their home games at the Olympic Stadium in the Montjuic area of the city, with. Luis Suarez, a fading force at the time, was his usual snarling self and riled up the Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar in the way only he can. A tour of the Camp Nou would have more than sufficed but, when my dad told me and my brother that hed managed to get three tickets, I couldnt believe my luck. What will happen in the meantime? Messi finally broke the deadlock with a low 20-yard effort past the previously unbeatable Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Redeveloping the 100,000 Nou Camp has been club's dream for some time That demolition was completed and last year the club unveiled the impressive new B Unforgettable. The sun beat down on us and as darkness fell, magic happened. Images of work underway on Camp Nou renovations. Nou Camp: End of an era as Barcelonas stadium is torn Not enough credit is given to the boldness Mourinho showed in starting Samuel Etoo, Diego Milito and Goran Pandev in a 3-1 win at San Siro; a trio of strikers and Wesley Sneijder as a No 10! Another Twitter user, LeeNoble20 said: End of an era. Over 4,000 people have now been evicted from the Jungle as the demolition gets underway Credit: EPA. The ultimate Mourinho masterclass. Bara released the comprehensive plan in 2015, with plans to add a canopy over the entire stadium, with the new capacity being 105,000. Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. On the second level, 1,215 season ticket holders, seated between entrances 315 and 322, will have to move to uncovered seats and the club will adjust prices as compensation. WATCH: End of an era! Camp Nou demolition gathers pace as The walls of the Camp Nou are currently being ripped down as Barcelona progress with their renovation plans. Imgenes no aptas para nostlgicos: as se derrumba el Camp Nou pic.twitter.com/FZCLH5AFAG. Espai Bara Barcelonas demolition work of the Camp Nou is continuing, with the latest updates showing some striking images. 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WATCH: Barcelona rip down walls of Camp Nou as demolition The Athletic | Football on Twitter: " Lionel Messi turning Jerome WHAT HAPPENED? My last visit to the Camp Nou to see a game. WebFootage has emerged of the Camp Nou stadium being demolished as Barcelona continue with plans to rebuild the iconic stadium. Barcelona tear down Nou Camp with cranes in shocking Some striking images have emerged. ica on Twitter: "12:30 AM some lil kid underneath my bedroom The 99,354-capacity Spotify Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. BARCELONA'S Nou Camp looks completely unrecognisable as part of it is demolished and the pitch is ripped up. ??????? The partial demolition of the Camp Nou is well under way. Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola played, and theyve done OK since then. The Spanish giants' iconic home is being For room in this case read stadium full of 90,000 people who, on some level, all knew that this was the end. It was the closing weeks of the 2011-12 season, which would turn out to be Guardiolas last at Barcelona. WebRT @TheAthleticFC: Lionel Messi turning Jerome Boateng inside out Jose Mourinho running across the pitch Manchester United's treble immortality a U2 concert? Lionel Messi and Camp Nou Stadium: ! Normally, in Spanish (i.e. Access to Bara TV+. Yet the move doesnt appear to be thrilling fans all that much. Already crowned champions, Barcelona had an excellent side with the likes of Rivaldo, Luis Figo, Sonny Anderson, Guardiola, Miguel Angel Nadal although only Anderson actually played given theyd already won La Liga weeks before. Previously itwas planned for the 2023/24 season, when the club is expected to temporarily relocate to Estadi Olmpic Llus Companys as we reported here. But it was the sound of venom, heard while sweating from head to toe and being subjected to the stink of piss, that will stick with me forever. There is no grass at the Camp Nou anymore, and the upper tier is being dismantled. The third tier is scheduled to be fully removed within 116 days time, giving way to excavations around the second tier, before work starts on building the foundations for the new third tier. On the streets I see excitement, Bara shirts. Try a week on us. TheFutnet on Instagram: "Real Madrid and Barcelona fans reaction Why The joy of watching him made me spring to my feet almost involuntarily a footnote to a footnote in Messis remarkable career, not a classic match or a glittering Barcelona display but without doubt one of my favourite football memories.*. Barcelonas redevelopment of Camp Nou is picking up pace as new video footage shows machinery tearing down parts of the iconic stadium. Camp Nou demolition Why The club laid the 'first stone' of the new stadium on 29 May in a symbolic act presided over by Joan Laporta, shovel of earth in hand. France said that it is closing the camp for humanitarian reasons, but the large population of the camp has turned it into a symbol of sorts for the entire refugee crisis in Europe. Shocking video viral, Barcelona FC iconic Camp Nou stadium demolished with cranes. A project that is being redone and improved to turn the Camp Nou into the stadium that WHY NOW? Truly spoilt for choice here. Something went wrong. ending for once bustling Camp Silverton They will find an open, Mediterranean stadium with an egalitarian approach that is set to become a benchmark for technology and sustainability, keeping FC Barcelona at the forefront of world sport, it added.