Barcelona are 'considering hosting final El Clasico of the season abroad' - with Olympic Stadium license set to expire before meeting with Real Madrid amid Camp Nou renovation delays
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Barcelona are reportedly considering hosting the next El Clasico abroad amid complications over their return to the Camp Nou. The LaLiga giants, who had initially hoped to unveil the newly-renovated £1.25billion Nou stadium as part of the club's 125th anniversary on November 29, have already been forced to push back their return.
![[The Catalans' at the temporary Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys expires in April]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437577-0-image-a-43_1737646222172.jpg)
In November, the Catalans confirmed they will continue to play matches at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys amid uncertainty over when Campo Nou will reopen. However their license at the current ground expires in April and they are unable to extend it due planned concerts in May.
![[Barcelona had initially hoped to unveil the newly-renovated Campo Nou on November 29]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/93303799-0-The_arena_was_gutted_and_stripped_back_in_order_to_rebuild_the_t-a-45_1737646230711.jpg)
Barcelona host Real Madrid on May 11, and given the difficult scenario they are facing, the showdown could take place abroad according to AS. The report states that another major European city could play hosts if the new Camp Nou is not completed in the coming months.
![[Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, has made no secret of wanting to play a league fixture abroad]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/15/94437447-0-image-a-31_1737645504827.jpg)
Barcelona are considering hosting the next El Clasico at another major European city. The Catalans' at the temporary Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys expires in April. La Liga and the Spanish FA will have to approve of the plan - but they have not been made aware of it yet.
Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, has made no secret of wanting to play a league fixture abroad. There were plans for Barcelona to host Atletico Madrid in Miami last December before it was scrapped. The Spanish FA has previously opposed the idea of taking a competitive fixture abroad. La Liga made two failed attempts in 2019 to play one of its fixtures on US soil but they were both while Luis Rubiales was Spanish FA president.
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