The millionaire business that Barcelona will make with this Sunday Derby

The derby that Barcelona and Real Madrid will play this Sunday at the Camp Nou will be, in addition to the first in the post-Messi era, the first with an audience after the pandemic. A pull for the Barça stadium business, which aims to reactivate itself to obtain 119 million euros in operating income this season.

In the 2019-20 season, Barcelona earned 162 million euros for the exploitation of its stadium. The pandemic closed the doors to the public and with it, not only tickets were lost, but also income from restaurants and shops, which plummeted the turnover for this concept last season 2020-21 to just 25 million.

The economic recovery that the team chaired by Joan Laporta needs, with a recognized debt of 1,350 million euros, involves recovering the revenue machine of the Barça Coliseum: this campaign they have planned 119 million euros in revenue, 94 million more than the previous year.

These speculations are prudent, since in the budget for the 2020-2021 academic year, the Laporta board of directors foresees a progressive recovery of the Camp Nou attendance that would reach 60% in February. At the moment, practically surpassed October, in no party has this figure been reached. Nor against Valencia and Dinamo Kiev, already with 100% of the allowed capacity.