🚨 Barça are finalising their bid to host the 2029 UEFA Champions League final at the newly renovated Spotify Camp Nou, with the documentation set to be submitted to UEFA by Wednesday. With a capacity of 104,600 spectators, it will be the largest stadium in Europe, and the bid has the full backing of both the Spanish government and the Barcelona City Council.
The only rival bid comes from Wembley Stadium in London, with UEFA expected to announce the host venue on September 15.
Camp Nou previously hosted the European Cup finals in 1989 and 1999, while Wembley has staged eight finals to date.
One potential obstacle for Barcelona's bid is that Spain is already scheduled to host the 2027 Champions League final at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.
[h/t @sergisoleMD]
❗️Starting from this past monday, Lamine Yamal will be out for 6-7 weeks.
Neither Barcelona nor the national team want to take risks with him, due to the high risk of relapse.
— @fansjavimiguel
🎙️ Hansi Flick on the upcoming league matches
🗣️ “The next step is to win the Spanish league. We’re on the right track, but it’s not decided yet"
"Hansi Flick on the upcoming league matches and we have to show the right attitude and mentality, and play together as one unit"
🎙️ Flick on Barça Femení’s rout of Real Madrid Femenino.
🗣️: “I really enjoyed it. I liked what I saw. It’s another level. FC Barcelona Femení played very well physically, technically, and mentally. They dominate the game.”
🗣️ "I want to be a brave goalkeeper, who always tries to help the team in everything: with my feet, being ready to intercept passes, aerial balls. I'm also aware that I still have a lot to improve because I'm 24 years old"
The moment I saw Lamine Yamal go down that hard and the referee didn’t call a foul, I knew Raphinha was going to be so mad, and he was 😭😭
https://t.co/sGjfTJ02Hl
Yamal is the only person that has been receiving criticism for that Barcelona loss to Atletico, Don’t complain when Barcelona push him for the Ballon D’or
🇪🇸 Joan Garcia is the goalkeeper with the highest save percentage in LaLiga this season.
🧤 78.6% save percentage 🥇
🛑 7 clean sheets 🥈
⛔️ 5.30 goals prevented 🥉
Top tier! 🔥
🚨 JUST IN: Barcelona working to sign Al Ahly’s Hamza Abdelkarim (17), who could join Barça Atletic on loan with a €4m buy option. @gbsans@KoraPlusEG#Transfers 🇪🇬☎️
Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid coach): “I love Raphinha. He plays everything: winger, wing-back, out wide, attacking midfielder, he scores goals, he presses… I don’t know how he didn’t win the Ballon d’Or last year. People can choose whoever they want; I choose him.” #FCBLive 🇦🇷🤝🇧🇷