Rashford's Barca Debut Moved to Tiny 6K-Seat Stadium

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.

4 Marcus Rashford's home debut for Barcelona won't take place at the Nou Camp Credit: GETTY

4 It's set to take place at Johan Cruyff Stadium, the home of Barcelona's women's team Credit: GETTY

4 The revamped Nou Camp still isn't ready to be occupied by the Catalan club Credit: EPA

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Barca had hoped to stage the match in the new-and-improved Nou Camp 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.

So that has paved the way for the city's 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium, the home of Barcelona's women's team, 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).

Fans will be looking forward to seeing 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.

4 Marcus Rashford is on a season-long loan at the Nou Camp Credit: AFP

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 LaLiga match of the season against Real Mallorca 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."

Meanwhile, club president Joan Laporta told MARCA : "We signed this player because he was deeply committed to coming to Barcelona.

"He's fast, strong, committed, and did everything he could to sign for Barca.

"He put pressure on his agent, spoke to the club, and at the same time, spoke to Manchester United."