Today it's been revealed that Madrid is aiming to host the 2027 Champions League finals. And Barça has offered Camp Nou for the Women's Champions League finals.
Barça and Real Madrid Live in a Cold War Atmosphere
This is a low blow from Joan Laporta to Florentino Pérez, who hadn't seen it coming.
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have broken off relations. Although Laporta is going to Bernabéu, Florentino refuses to attend the Montjuïc box and the board's lunch. Both clubs are immersed in a total cold war.
Laporta hasn't forgiven Florentino for having appeared as a private prosecutor in the Negreira case. He's replied by reopening the Slaughter case to determine who is responsible at Real Madrid for the fraud involving fake passports.
It's clear that both sides are fighting with all their might; but there's one thing that still keeps them together: the Super League. At least that's what Florentino Pérez thought.
Real Madrid, now in conflict with UEFA, hasn't lifted a finger to put its stadium at the service of the highest European soccer body.
Florentino Won't Give Bernabéu to UEFA
Florentino doesn't want to compromise with UEFA. If he has his sights set on Superliga, he won't give up his stadium to host the finals of a competition that is part of their duties.
That's why Madrid is a candidate to host the 2027 Champions League finals. Not at Bernabéu, but at Metropolitano, where the 2019 finals was held.
What wasn't in the script was that Barça, which is officially on Florentino's side with the Superliga, would show itself to be a collaborator with UEFA.
Camp Nou's offer to host the 2027 Women's Champions League final confirms this.
This has hurt Florentino Pérez more than the reopening of the Slaughter case, because in his Superliga project, the presence of Barça is essential.
Laporta Takes Distance from Florentino and Superliga
With this strategic move, Laporta takes distance from Florentino Pérez and his project and begins a move towards rapprochement with UEFA.
The 2025 men's finals will be in Munich. 2026, in Budapest. And the Metropolitano will compete with the Olympic Stadium in Baku for the 2027 finals.
In the 2027 Women's Champions League, Camp Nou will compete with the Warsaw stadium Saint Jakobs in Basel and the National Stadium of Wales.