Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Saturday, 22 November 2025, 21:02 / Updated Saturday, 22 November 2025 21:02
Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia (24) reacts after the Catalans' 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, in the match that marked the return of Hansi Flick's side to the legendary, newly renovated Camp Nou arena.
Barcelona returned to the Camp Nou after more than 900 days, and Joan Garcia, who joined the team in 2025, played the first match in the legendary arena of the Catalans. Barcelona played in front of 45,000 spectators, less than half of the arena's capacity. The stadium will have over 105,000 seats when fully opened.
Joan Garcia on Barcelona's return to Camp Nou: “I felt the affection of the people”
“I felt the affection of the people. I felt it when I played in other stadiums, but the victory made me happier. I'm glad I didn't score. I was aiming for that for a long time, it's true. I changed a few things, but every game is different. We have to keep working not to concede goals in the next games.
Athletic are a very dangerous team, they press you a lot and they recovered the ball near our box which caused us problems. The first goal gave us the peace we needed,” said Joan Garcia, according to Mundo Deportivo.
I am happy with this match. Everything went well. We controlled the game and scored at the right time. We deserved the victory. I'm always happy when we don't score, but the goal is to win. Today we did that and it is very important how we did it.
We knew they would put us under a lot of pressure. Athletic is a fantastic team, compact and very well organized. They had chances in the first half but today was one of those days where everything went our way.
–Hansi Flickthe coach of Barcelona, according to the quoted source
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