Barcelona vs Real Madrid could be played at WEMBLEY as £1.25bn Camp Nou renovation descends into chaos
Barcelona vs Real Madrid could be played at WEMBLEY as £1.25bn Camp Nou renovation descends into chaos
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EL CLASICO could end up being played at Wembley after Barcelona’s £1.25billion renovation of the Nou Camp descended into chaos. The Spaniards have been playing at Catalonia’s Olympic Stadium for nearly two years while their famous home ground undergoes a major rebuild.
![[Aerial view of Wembley Stadium with branding being installed.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-shows-branding-attached-outside-905548466.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Barcelona were hoping to return to the Nou Camp before the end of the season, as it would be the ideal setting for a potential title-decider against fierce rivals Real Madrid on May 11. However, Barca’s plans have been thrown into turmoil after it emerged that the Nou Camp is unlikely to be ready before next season.
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The arena was knocked down in June 2023, with the new stadium built on it foundations. But despite splashing out £1.25bn to increase capacity from 99,354 to over 105,000, Barcelona chiefs now fear the Nou Camp will not be finished in time for the next El Clasico.
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It leaves them facing life without a base for the final month of the season, with the lease on their temporary Olympic Stadium home expiring in April. The ideal solution would be for an extension until the summer. But the 58,000-seater Olympic Stadium has already been booked out for several concerts in May, including the first show of the Rolling Stones’ upcoming European tour.
![[Panoramic view of Estadi Olímpic Lluis Companys, where FC Barcelona will play during the 2023-2024 La Liga season.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-la-liga-season-works-821965273.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Barcelona are now exploring the possibility of playing their match against Real abroad, having already seen a December clash against Atletico Madrid in America collapse. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. LaLiga beaks have always dreamed of an El Clasico in the United States, but that would be extremely unlikely right now give the time span.
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