MADRID (AP) — Barcelona approaches its first home game in La Liga missing a few injured players — and a proper stadium.

Among a few off-field problems for unbeaten Barcelona, the biggest is its inability to get the newly renovated Camp Nou stadium reopened .

The permits to return to the Camp Nou have not been approved, so the Catalan club will play its first Spanish league home game at a 6,000-seat venue, about 99,000 less than the refurbished Camp Now offers.

On Sunday when it meets Valencia, Barcelona will use Estadi Johan Cruyff, which typically hosts the Barcelona women’s team and the men’s reserve and youth squads.

Coach Hansi Flick also won’t be able to count on players nursing injuries such as Frenkie de Jong, Alejandro Balde and Gavi. De Jong’s setback came while playing with

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