Barcelona‘s new-look Camp Nou came under pressure amid heavy rains in Catalonia as Hansi Flick’s side met Real Oviedo on Sunday night.
Such was the extent of the flooding in the stadium that fans, journalists, and even club president Joan Laporta were drenched as elements battered the stadium – amid £1.25billion of works being carried out on its extensive renovation.
The Blaugrana moved back into their iconic stadium as recently as November, after spending their last two terms playing at the nearby Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in the wake of work starting in May 2023.
Barcelona’s return home was delayed by a year as construction was hit by a number of hurdles, and the club are still unable to seat all of their fans as work on the project continues.
But those who did attend the side’s 3-0 defeat of Real Oviedo would have been wise to have brought their umbrella, after rainwater appeared to gush through various parts of the stadium.
One fan captured video of a stream of water falling through an opening onto the concourse, with fans climbing the stairs inside the stadium to find their seats likely showered by the constant gushing.
Journalists were even more unlikely, with water filling up a walkway like a small canal, and reporters forced to don waterproof jackets and put up umbrellas to protect their electricals.
As per Spanish outlet Tribuna, Laporta was also soaked from his corporate vantage point, as well as other VIPs.
Understandably, a number of the 45,000 fans in attendance are thought to have left the clash early.
‘We all got wet,’ Laporta said on Monday. ‘We knew it could happen, but in the end, the rain accompanied the victory.
‘It was like witnessing the rain’s baptism at Camp Nou.
‘The stadium is under construction, and anything that needs to be fixed on the go, we will address,’ he added.
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