Barcelona will return to their historic home ground, Camp Nou, for the first time in almost two years when they host Athletic Bilbao today, Saturday, in matchday 13 of the 2025-2026 La Liga season.
The Catalan team sit second in the La Liga table with 28 points, three points behind rivals Real Madrid.
Under coach Hansi Flick, Barcelona aim to keep the pressure at the top by securing a win over Bilbao.
Camp Nou, now reopened after major renovation works worth 1.5 billion euros, will welcome a limited crowd of 45,000 spectators.
The return has generated huge excitement among fans who watched their team play away from home for two full seasons during construction.
On a technical level, Barcelona have shown strong attacking form despite the absence of several key players this season.
The team has scored 32 goals so far but continues to struggle defensively, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten league matches.
Athletic Bilbao, meanwhile, sit seventh with 17 points and hope to secure a positive result to strengthen their position and remain in the race for European qualification.
The Basque team will be missing several key players and their fans will not be allowed to attend the match at Camp Nou due to security reasons.
Historically, Barcelona have the upper hand in this fixture.
They have won the last three meetings between the sides, while Bilbao have managed only two wins in the last ten encounters, both coming in the Copa del Rey after extra time.
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