FC Barcelona has asked for Sunday’s women’s first-team match against Real Madrid to be moved from 17.00 to 19.00, with extreme rain and flood risk driving the request. The club said the final decision on the timing would be made on Sunday morning, as it stayed in permanent contact with Liga F and the competition bodies.
The match at Spotify Camp Nou is scheduled for Sunday 4 October, but the weather has already disrupted the build-up around the stadium and the wider club agenda. Barcelona said it was suspending all planned activities at its facilities from 20.00 on Saturday 3 October until 14.00 on Sunday 4 October, covering sports, training, cultural, social and leisure events over that 18-hour window.
Why the timing matters
This is not simply a scheduling detail. A shift from 17.00 to 19.00 would give Barcelona more breathing space around the conditions, but the request also underlines the seriousness of the forecast. When a club moves this quickly on a major fixture, it is usually because safety and logistics have become the priority.
Barcelona said it was monitoring the situation closely with Liga F and the competition bodies, which leaves the final call still open. That means the answer to the key question remains the same for now: will the match kick off at 19.00, or will Sunday morning bring a different decision?
What has been suspended?
The club’s suspension covers all planned activities at its facilities during the stated period. That includes sports, training, cultural, social and leisure events from 20.00 on Saturday until 14.00 on Sunday.
For Barcelona, the immediate issue is clear. The match against Real Madrid is still on the schedule, but the weather has already reshaped the day around it. The final timing call will now decide whether the fixture begins as planned at 17.00 or follows Barcelona’s request for a later 19.00 start.
