UEFA verbally agrees to Barcelona play away in the first round of the Champions League, winning time for the opening of the Camp Nou

Hupu, August 21 According to Catalonia Radio, UEFA (who inspected the stadium construction today) has informally agreed to the club's request to allow the team to play away first in the first round of the Champions League.

In this way, Barcelona will not appear at home until September 30 or October 1, thus winning more valuable time.

It should be emphasized that UEFA stipulates that group matches must be played on the same stadium. The four home games of the Red and Blues group stage will be arranged in the same stadium, whether it is Spotify Camp Nou or Montsic. Therefore, it is crucial whether Barcelona can buy more time to obtain the first license. By August 28, the club must inform UEFA of the specific location of the Champions League home court.

Barcelona are also striving to make UEFA accept the team's schedule starting from the away game like La Liga. It should be noted that Barcelona played away games in the first three rounds of the league this season. The team's first home game is expected to be the weekend of September 14, but it is still uncertain whether it can be played at Spotify Camp Nou. In recent hours, Barcelona Deputy Mayor Albert Batje said that Barcelona is likely to need to continue fighting at the Olympic Stadium for several months.

According to Catalan Radio, UEFA will not oppose Barcelona's first-round Champions League away game. This way, the Red and Blues can win two more weeks, as the Champions League opener will be held from next month to 18.