Complaints from Barcelona Fans Due to Difficulty Seeing the Goal at Camp Nou
Complaints among Barcelona fans continued due to the difficulty of seeing the goal from the back seats of the first tier at Camp Nou stadium after its partial reopening during the team's match against Sevilla last Sunday, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo'.
The report pointed out that the incline of the first tier is shallow, and the fixed advertising boards, including the 'U' TV screen, obstruct a clear view of the goal line, where viewers can lose up to a meter of the goal even from the thirteenth row.
The audience was unable to see the ground penalty shot taken by Raphinha, which upset the fans who pay large sums for these seats, especially if the flags of the Grade de Animacio fans are in front of them, further obstructing the view and making the complaints entirely understandable.
The report added that Camp Nou, built in 1957, was known for a good view from the second tier, while the view from the first tier was limited, which improved slightly after the pitch was lowered by 2.5 meters in 1994.
The winning project for the complete redesign of the stadium by Nikken Sekkei proposed raising the incline of the first tier and removing some of the back rows allocated for VIP luxury platforms to solve this problem. However, the modifications made by the new administration kept the incline almost the same, which did not solve the basic visual problem for all viewers.
The Spanish newspaper confirmed that this problem has been known since 2021, when President Joan Laporta highlighted the risk of spending millions on renovating the stadium without addressing this crucial point, which still persists. It is advised for those who want the best possible view to try watching matches from row ten, seat 121.
The report pointed out that the incline of the first tier is shallow, and the fixed advertising boards, including the 'U' TV screen, obstruct a clear view of the goal line, where viewers can lose up to a meter of the goal even from the thirteenth row.
The audience was unable to see the ground penalty shot taken by Raphinha, which upset the fans who pay large sums for these seats, especially if the flags of the Grade de Animacio fans are in front of them, further obstructing the view and making the complaints entirely understandable.
The report added that Camp Nou, built in 1957, was known for a good view from the second tier, while the view from the first tier was limited, which improved slightly after the pitch was lowered by 2.5 meters in 1994.
The winning project for the complete redesign of the stadium by Nikken Sekkei proposed raising the incline of the first tier and removing some of the back rows allocated for VIP luxury platforms to solve this problem. However, the modifications made by the new administration kept the incline almost the same, which did not solve the basic visual problem for all viewers.
The Spanish newspaper confirmed that this problem has been known since 2021, when President Joan Laporta highlighted the risk of spending millions on renovating the stadium without addressing this crucial point, which still persists. It is advised for those who want the best possible view to try watching matches from row ten, seat 121.