TA wrote an article in detail about Barcelona's current embarrassing situation on home issues.

The 2025-26 season has been going on for two weeks, but it is still unclear where Barcelona will play at home.

The Barcelona first team has been playing at the Olympic stadium on the other end of the city (usually known as Montwick for its hills) for the past two years, as Camp Nou is undergoing an expensive and massive renovation.

Earlier this summer, Barcelona had confidently stated that they could return to Camp Nou at the start of the season, although spectators will be limited during construction. But the date was postponed to mid-September, with La Liga agreeing to allow Barcelona's first three home games to be played away.

However, local authorities have not submitted permit documents to allow the use of the stadium in front of spectators. Last week, inspectors from La Liga and UEFA visited Camp Nou to assess the progress of the project.

Government representatives suggested in an interview with Catalonian radio RAC1 on Thursday that Hans Flick's team would return to Montwick for at least the first half of the season.

All attention is focused on the home game against Valencia, which is currently scheduled to take place on September 14. But Montwick Stadium was unavailable that weekend, as American rapper and singer Post Malone will host a concert there.

The Athletic learned that La Liga will not adjust the schedule, so Barcelona may play that game at Mestalla in Valencia. The John Cruyff Stadium at Barcelona's training base is unavailable because it does not meet Spanish top league standards. In theory, Barcelona could request to "leas" another La Liga stadium, most likely Montilivi Stadium in Girona, but such a request has not been formally made.

This is an embarrassment for Chairman Joan Laporta and his board of directors, and also complicates them on the issue of La Liga salary cap, as the 100 million euro (£87 million, $117 million) VIP agent transactions in December remain uncounted to the club's accounts. This is also a major setback for Barcelona fans, who were told six months ago that they would return to their home court. Staff and players also want a clear understanding of the situation, but the silence of the club’s top leaders fueled speculation about what could have happened.