Barça will create a renovated entertainment space for the return to Camp Nou

The Olímpic Lluís Companys has been without animation for three months. On November 26, at the Barça-Brest Champions League game, it was the first time that the Montjuïc space designated for the animation space was left empty. The club's idea is to redesign the stands in preparation for the return to the Spotify Camp Nou.

The board of directors of Joan Laporta, which met on Monday, agreed to open a participatory process that should lead to the creation of a new animation stand of a new kind. The idea is that in July the new format chosen will be approved after meeting with all the participants interested in taking part and that in September the place where it will be located and who the members will be will be specified.

Since November 26th There has been no organised entertainment in Montjuïc for three months

Barça explains that it is placing itself in the hands of a company with experience in animation and mediation, which will promote the exchange of ideas with the aim of obtaining consensus from all parties.

The club's announcement seems to confirm that Barcelona will end the season without the return of the current animation stand to its area in Montjuïc. It remains to be seen whether the four members that formed the current animation space (Penya Barcelonista Almogàvers, Supporters Barça, Penya Barcelonista Front 532 and Penya Barcelonista Nostra Ensenya), around 600 people, can be integrated into the new concept since they are at odds with the board.

For singing “Barça, yes; Laporta, no” The club is demanding 21,000 euros in fines from current members, who they claim are trying to silence them

The conflict began when the club demanded that the cheerleading groups pay the fines imposed by the disciplinary committees of the League and UEFA for offensive chants. The total amount amounts to 21,000 euros. This non-payment violates the agreement, Barcelona maintains. According to the members of the stands, the veto is related to shouts they uttered against president Joan Laporta, who wanted to silence them.

During these three months, at the games at Montjuïc there have been chants for the return of the cheering. In the last match played at home, against Rayo Vallecano, a banner of support was even displayed which read “Volem la grada de cheering”. The message was posted for five minutes before being removed by the club’s private security.