29.03.2009 11:03
Attendances up on last year
Roger Bogunyà
The average attendance at the Camp Nou this season has risen to 68,072 compared to 67,459 last year. The good results of the team have encouraged the supporters.
The Camp Nou is fuller week by week. Josep Guardiola’s players have brought the fans back to
the stadium despite the fact that the opponents at the moment are not the most glamorous.
Three matches above 75,000
In the Spanish league the derby against Espanyol, and the
matches against Athletic Club and Malaga have attracted more than 75,000 spectators to the Camp Nou
while some 86,378 people turned up to see Barça beat Olympique Lyon in the Champions League.
Before these four matches, only the games against Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid and Valencia
had exceeded 75, 000 spectators.
Adverse factors
Attendances have improved despite a number of adverse factors. Late kick-off times, TV
coverage of many of the matches, the global crisis and the lack of trophies over the last two
seasons had all kept the fans at home. But Guardiola’s team is bringing the fans back with
goals and spectacle.