BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona is playing at Camp Nou for the first time in over two years with Europe’s biggest stadium at roughly half capacity and large sections of seating still under renovation.

The 45,000 fans who were allowed to attend Camp Nou on Saturday for the Spanish league game against Athletic Bilbao belted out the club hymn before kickoff amid a celebratory vibe despite the chilly weather.

The game is the first to be played here since May 2023, after which the venue was shut for a major overhaul that the indebted club hopes will soon start boosting revenues. For the past 900 days, Barcelona played its home games at the municipally owned 55,000-seat Olympic Stadium located atop a hill overlooking the city.

There is still significant work before the new-look Camp Nou is

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