Saturday 22 November will go down in history as the day when the Spotify Camp Nou doors reopened after two and a half years of matches on Montjuïc. It was a memorable afternoon for all, with a great atmosphere and a resounding 4-0 win against Athletic Club.

The first match at the new Spotify Camp Nou provided some notable stats too and we take a closer look:

45,157 fans

The 45,157 in attendance at the Stadium had the fortune to watch and enjoy the first ever game at the new Spotify Camp Nou. That meant almost every seat was filled, given the first occupancy license for Phase IB stipulates a maximum attendance of 45,401 people.

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909 days later

So, the wait is finally over and FC Barcelona are back home to stay. it's been two and a half years since the last game on 28 May 2023 when Barça hosted Mallorca.

The team and the fans were home again after 909 days and the period at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys comes to an end.

4 goals

The return to the Stadium with Barça v Athletic Club couldn't have gone much better given the 4-0 result. The goalscorers were Ferran Torres (2), Lewandowski and Fermín.

Clean sheet

Joan Garcia also returned after the injury he picked up against Oviedo. The Catalan keeper was back on the pitch as a starter after 58 days and also went on to claim a clean sheet, including making a couple of noteworthy saves. 

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13 out of 13

Eric Garcia again featured in this LaLiga game, making him the only Barça player to play in all 13 LaLiga games so far this season, given Rashford missed out due to illness. Eric has started 11 of those 13 games, playing 1010 minutes in total.

He also put on a tremendous performance in the defensive midfielder position, showing he performs no matter what position he plays. Those in attendance were clearly in agreement too, as he was loudly applauded when substituted.

Match minutes for 9 Catalans

This Barça v Athletic Club featured 9 Catalan players in Joan Garcia, Eric, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Balde, Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Casadó and Bernal. According to journalist Oriol Jové, the match made history given you have to go way back to 31 October 1937 when Barça played Espanyol in Les Corts (9-1) to find a Barça home game featuring so many Catalans.

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There's more. Barça played with seven players born in Catalonia in the starting 11 – Joan Garcia, Eric, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Balde, Olmo and Lamine Yamal. This time you have to go back 55 years to find a home Barça match with more Catalan starters when Barça hosted Sporting de Gijón on 6 December 1970 (2-0) and Sadurní, Rifé, Eladio, Torres, Rexach, Alfonseda, Martí Filosia and Pujol all ran out for kickoff.

100 games for Fermín

Fermín López will always remember 22 November 2025. The La Masia midfielder played match 100 in the FC Barcelona jersey on the day of the return to the Spotify Camp Nou. A moment likely to remain long in the memory of the blaugrana number 16, as it was his first time playing at the Stadium.

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The first time for anything is invariably special and he was able to celebrate his 100th match where everyone from La Masia wants to play. What's more, he scored a superb goal to make it 3-0 against Athletic Club, crowning a superb performance all round. 

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