Barcelona players banned from taking showers at stadium and training centre

Barcelona faces a ban on using showers at their temporary home stadium, Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, due to Catalonia’s severe drought.

Currently playing there during renovations at Nou Camp, the club must ‘compensate’ for any additional water use, as warned by David Mascort, Minister of Climate Action.

This decision aligns with Spain’s efforts to combat drought, urging Barca to save water not only at their stadium but also at their training facility.

Rainfall in Spain has been around 17 per cent below the 30-year average, consequently, reservoirs in certain regions, such as Catalonia in the northeast and Andalucia in the south, are currently estimated to be at only 15 percent of their capacity.