Each Sport: Barcelona cannot return to Camp Nou in time and may lose millions of euros in a single game

The Daily Sports Daily published an article calculating the losses caused by Barcelona's inability to return to the Camp Nou in time.

When the five-day countdown to Barcelona against Valencia, the club finally officially confirmed the venue for the fourth round of La Liga. Although Barcelona tried hard to hold a game at the Camp Nou Stadium, they eventually had to compromise with the request of the Barcelona city government. Therefore, John Cruiff Stadium will be the duel stage to face the Bat Legion.

' Failure to return to home as planned is a heavy blow to the club on the economic level, with Barcelona needing to generate revenue through stadium operations to repay Goldman Sachs' loans, and playing at the Cruyff Stadium will result in a decrease in game-day revenue.

Although the income of the match is not accurately calculated when it is held at Camp Nou, the expected income at the Olympic Stadium can be estimated. During the 2025-26 season, the average income of the Olympic Stadium reached 2.8 million euros. This means that the 45,312 spectators who entered the game against Valencia last season (near the average number of seats in the season) per capita consumption was 61.8 euros.

However, multiple factors need to be considered, first of all, the number of season ticket holders. Barcelona had about 22,600 season ticket members at the Olympic Stadium last season. However, the club will not activate the season ticket channel in the first home league of the season, but will give priority to 16,151 season ticket members who have been in the Olympic Stadium for two years to purchase standard seats at the Cruyff Stadium through division registration and subsequent lottery methods.

This leads to the second factor that increases per capita consumption: the rise in ticket prices. In the Gambel Cup held on August 10, the ticket price range of the goal area, wing area and stand area was 138 to 198 euros, the VIP area of ​​the No. 1 stand area reached 500 euros, and the chairman's private room was even higher than 600 euros. Despite the high ticket prices, available tickets were sold out quickly, with 5,967 viewers.

If calculated based on the daily income ratio of Olympic stadiums, the expected revenue for this game is about 370,000 euros, a decrease of 2.43 million euros from last season. But according to the actual situation, the actual loss will not be so huge. In addition, it is necessary to consider that the club's operating costs will be lower than that of the Olympic Stadium. First of all, Barcelona does not need to pay the venue rent to the municipal government. Secondly, the Cruyff Stadium is smaller in size, requires fewer operating personnel, and the operating costs are significantly reduced.

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