FANS have been left devastated after seeing footage of one of the most famous stadiums on the planet being demolished.
Barcelona announced in July 2022 they were pressing ahead with plans to modernise their iconic Nou Camp home.
They are playing their 2023/24 home matches at the Olympic Stadium.
The project - set to cost a cool £1.25billion - is aiming to finish the refurbishment of the ground in time for the start of the 2025/26 season.
The development will see the capacity expanded from 99,354 seats to 105,000, increasing its gap as the largest football ground in Europe - with second place Wembley having a 90,000 capacity.
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It will also see a roof added alongside a stadium rename in line with the club's £237m sponsorship deal with Spotify.
Xavi’s Barcelona, who began their LaLiga title defence with a goalless draw at Getafe last week, will play their first “home” game of the campaign against Cadiz on Sunday.
Fortunately, the ground - which hosted the 1992 summer Olympic and Paralympic games - is only a short hop across the city and has a capacity of 55,926.
But the club shared new video footage of the new Nou Camp “under construction” this week - and it showed the legendary arena looking like a RUBBISH DUMP.
The stadium, which first opened in 1957 and held a record 120,000 capacity crowd in 1986, now has diggers in tearing up the stands with the pitch already reduced to stone and rubble.
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A huge crane is at the centre of it, with piles of seats littered all around it as the building work kicks into gear.
But the footage left some supporters absolutely gutted, with one tweeting in response: “This is actually a very sad sight to see.”
Another tweeted: “Hate to see it like this, such a great place that holds many happy memories.”
A fellow fan commented: “Heartbreaking how they're destroying one of football's most iconic pieces of infrastructure into ANOTHER boring looking dome. Such a shame.”
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While another said: “All the history just being demolished.”
As another added: “This makes me sad. One of the cathedrals of football being stripped to make it more suited for modern football.”
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