Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou the favourite to host the 2029 Champions League final – report

Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou the favourite to host the 2029 Champions League final – report According to Mundo Deportivo , FC Barcelona’s home stadium, the Spotify Camp Nou, has emerged as the clear favourite to host the 2029 UEFA Champions League final. Indeed, the Blaugrana stadium is currently in pole position to host the Champions League final on June 2, 2029. The official bid from the Catalan club , supported by Barcelona City Council, the Government of Catalonia, the RFEF and the Spanish Government, currently has a stronger position than Wembley in UEFA’s eyes. Final decision next month The final decision will be announced on Tuesday, September 15, at the meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Thessaloniki, Greece. For European football’s governing body, the prospect of 104,600 spectators attending a Champions League final at the completed Camp Nou is particularly appealing. The renovated stadium will be Europe’s largest football stadium by capacity, while its VIP facilities will expand from 2,500 seats to 9,400, thanks to a new double tier of hospitality boxes between the second and third stands. Camp Nou can house more than 100,000 fans once fully ready. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Spotify Camp Nou’s competition, The new Wembley, opened in 2007, has a capacity of 90,000. However, it has already hosted Champions League finals in 2011, 2013 and 2024. Furthermore, the London stadium will host both semi-finals and the final of the European Championship one year before the 2028-29 Champions League final. UEFA have been assessing Camp Nou progress The fact that the Camp Nou is not yet fully completed is not considered an obstacle by UEFA. The organisation is familiar with the redevelopment project in considerable detail, including the planned installation of the stadium roof next summer. UEFA officials have made regular visits to the construction site, particularly in preparation for the stadium’s return to Champions League action in December 2025. Barcelona also have a major advantage when it comes to airport and hotel capacity, something UEFA has increasingly taken into account after logistical difficulties were identified in Budapest last May. The 1999 UCL final was held at Camp Nou. (Photo by Mark ‘Thommo’ Thompson/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive) The possibility of Real Madrid potentially lifting the trophy in Barcelona would not be enough to discourage Barça from hosting the final. Meanwhile, even Real Madrid have not attempted to secure the final for the renovated Santiago Bernabeu, despite its retractable roof and other improvements. The Camp Nou has hosted two Champions League finals in the past – Arrigo Sacchi won it with AC Milan in 1989 against Steaua Bucharest (4-0), and Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United in 1999 against Bayern Munich (2-1).