MARCUS RASHFORD’s home debut for Barcelona has been moved to a stadium with an incredibly small capacity.
Rashford and the La Liga giants will take on former Barca star Cesc Fabregas’ Como in a Joan Gamper Trophy showdown on Sunday night.
Barca had hoped to stage the match in the new-and-improved Camp Nou but had those hopes dashed by the city council last month.
The Estadi Lluis Companys, where Barca played their home games last season, was seemingly the logical venue to host the match.
But the stadium is unable to stage the game due to obligations to host a number of concerts.
That has paved the way for the city’s 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium, the home of Barcelona Femeni, to host the match.
Tickets for the match went on sale on Monday, and prices have raised plenty of eyebrows.
The cheapest ticket will cost an eye-watering £120 (€138), with the most expensive setting fans back £172 (€198).
The match against Como will be Hansi Flick’s first since replacing club legend Xavi in the Barca dugout.
As well as getting a glimpse of their new manager in action, the Nou Camp faithful will also be able to see Rashford – who is on loan from Manchester United – in the flesh.
Rashford, 27, joined the Catalan club last month on loan for the duration of the 2025/26 season.
He made his Barca bow in a friendly with Vissel Kobe late last month and left much to be desired.
But he found the scoring touch in the 65th minute of Barca’s 5-0 win over South Korean side Daegu FC on Monday.
The signing of Rashford is a marquee one for Barca, although they’re currently facing a battle to register the striker for their first La Liga match of the season against Villarreal later this month.
That’s due to the club’s difficulty meeting La Liga’s salary limit, which was responsible for Dani Olmo’s delayed domestic debut last year.
Despite the uncertainty around his registration, Rashford isn’t worried about the matter.
He said: “It’s something for the club to sort out. “I believe they are going to get it sorted.
“I just focus on training and be ready for the start of the season.”
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