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It has become a common sight this season: on Wednesday night, there were plenty of empty seats at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys as Barcelona beat Osasuna 1-0.
The figure of 37,888 — the stadium at Montjuic has a total capacity of 49,472 — was not as bad as it looked, considering it was a midweek game at 7pm local time against a midtable La Liga team. That may have had something to do with it being Barca’s first game since Xavi announced he would be stepping down as head coach at the end of the season.
Even so, it was their third lowest attendance this campaign. Barca are playing their home matches there while work takes place on the iconic Camp Nou, which president Joan Laporta has said will be ready for the club to return before the end of the year.
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In the meantime, just 17,552 season ticket holders of the 80,274 at the Camp Nou last season have decided to take up their seats at the Lluis Companys. Some have opted to attend women’s team matches at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on the outskirts of town instead, while others have become matchgoing fans at local, semi-professional clubs.
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