Barcelona plays tonight: Returning to Camp Nou after 909 days! Winning = Temporarily surpassing Real Madrid and reaching the top

At 23:15 on November 22, in the 13th round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Athletic Bilbao at home. After 909 days, Barcelona returns to Camp Nou! Fermin will usher in the 100th game of his Barcelona career, and Flick will also appear in an official game at the Camp Nou as Barcelona coach for the first time.

[Confrontation History]

The two teams have met 244 times. Barcelona has 124 wins, 40 draws and 80 losses, scoring 451 goals and conceding 335 goals. Last season in La Liga, Barcelona defeated the Basque Lions 2-1 at home and 3-0 away from home; in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona defeated their opponents 2-0.

【After 909 days! Barcelona returns to Camp Nou】

For Barcelona, ​​this La Liga battle is worth remembering - Barcelona returns to Camp Nou!

The last time Barcelona played at the Camp Nou was on May 28, 2023. In the last round of La Liga in the 2022-23 season, Barcelona defeated Mallorca 3-0. Since then, the Camp Nou stadium has undergone renovation and expansion work. Barcelona spent 1.5 billion euros to build a modern new stadium.

After 909 days, Barcelona returns to the Camp Nou. Since the renovation work has just been completed, the Camp Nou stadium, which can accommodate 100,000 spectators, only has 45,000 seats open. Two hours before the game starts, there will be a grand performance ceremony to celebrate Barcelona's return to Camp Nou.

Barcelona coach Flick also made his debut at the Nou Camp. Flick has never been to the Camp Nou in his coaching career - whether as a coach of Barcelona or a coach challenging Barcelona. Olmo, Rashford, Szczesny, Joan Garcia, Badji, Martin, and Fermin will all make their Camp Nou debuts.

[Winning will surpass Real Madrid and temporarily reach the top]

In the La Liga standings, Barcelona has 28 points and 17 goal differences in 12 games, ranking second in the league. Real Madrid ranks first with 31 points and 16 goal difference in 12 games. Since Real Madrid's game is one day after Barcelona, ​​if Barcelona defeats Athletic Bilbao, it can temporarily overtake Real Madrid and reach the top with the advantage of goal difference (La Liga will first compare the outcome with the same points, but before the outcome is determined, the ranking will be based on the goal difference).

[Fermin welcomes Barcelona's 100th game]

This La Liga battle has special meaning for all Barcelona players. This is the first show back at the Nou Camp. The 22-year-old Fermin has reached a milestone: 100 games with Barcelona's first team. In his previous 99 appearances for Barcelona, ​​Fermin scored 25 goals and provided 15 assists, winning three trophies in La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. After being promoted to the Barcelona first team for just over 2 years, Fermin's worth has soared from 300,000 euros to 60 million, and he has become a popular niche player in Barcelona.

[Estimated starting]

Barcelona (4231): Joan Garcia/Conde, Cubas, Eric Garcia, Balde/Casado, Fermin/Halmar, Olmo, Rashford/Lewandowski

Atletico Bilbao (4231): Unai Simon/Gorozabel, Laporte, Vivian, Berchiche/Gallareta, Jaureguisar/Berenguer, Sanseth, Nico Williams/Guruzeta