Rodent Ruckus at Camp Nou: Mice Surface Ahead of Barca's Crunch Clash with Copenhagen
28 January 2026
Fears Ahead of the Decisive Champions League Clash
Barcelona face an unusual crisis just hours before facing Copenhagen at Spotify Camp Nou, in the final round of the group stage of the Champions League.
Spanish daily Marca posted on X a video revealing mice inside Barca's fortress.
The paper's caption on the video read that mice were seen inside Barcelona's stadium less than 24 hours before the Champions League match between Barca and Copenhagen, raising concerns ahead of kickoff.
That long-awaited return to Spotify Camp Nou has become a subject of ridicule and criticism in European press last week, after a storm in Catalonia unveiled serious water leaks inside the venue, despite roughly 1.5 billion euros spent on the club's largest renovation project.
That incident occurred during Barcelona's La Liga match with Real Oviedo, prompting awkward questions about the quality of the works and the speed of reopening the stadium before completion.
Punchline 1: When the roof leaks, the mice get a free stadium tour and a standing ovation from the press.
Punchline 2: If the team needs a plan B, perhaps it should come with a rodent deployment and a whistle for the squeaks on the wing.
