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The Bernabeu is back
Real Madrid advances in the remodeling works of the stadium a month before the white coliseum hosts its first game of the season, against Betis on September 3.
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updated to August 3, 2022 15:48 CEST
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The Bernabeu is still upside down with a month to go before its first game of the season . It will be on Saturday, September 3 (4:15 pm), already on matchday four of the League, when Ancelotti's team hosts Betis, precisely the last rival to visit the Madrid Coliseum last season. The works are advancing in all corners of a stadium that, still with reduced capacity (canvas will still be seen covering some parts of the stands), will welcome fans with an image that is increasingly similar to the one it will wear when the reform is finished .

When that September 3 arrives, 97 days after the celebration of the Decimocuarta, the fans will find their covered seats, at least in what corresponds to the fixed part of the new stadium cover . A couple of weeks ago the installation of the 70,000 slats that will surround the stadium began. His new skin. Work also continues on the guts. The changing rooms were completely destroyed to redo them completely from scratch and work is also being done to have the new VIP area finished.

And most importantly, the grass. The green, as it happened last summer, has been completely removed . This year, in addition to facilitating the movement of the machinery, the six trays of the avant-garde retractable system where the grass will be placed are also being built. The operators will work against the clock again to have a lawn in optimal conditions for the first match.

Another acceleration with the World Cup
With the reopening, two months of intense activity will begin until the break for the World Cup opens a new window of more than two and a half months (81 days) to promote the works without the interruptions required by the organization of the matches. Madrid will play their last game at the Bernabéu before Qatar on November 9, against Cádiz . In between, and in addition to Betis, Mallorca, Osasuna, Barcelona (El Clásico will be on October 15 or 16), Seville, Girona and the three rivals of the European champion in the Champions group stage will pass through the white coliseum. Depending on what the draw holds, the first commitment at the Bernabéu will be between September 6 and 14.

The first match later at the Bernabeu after the World Cup will take time to arrive. LaLiga will resume on December 29 (Madrid will visit Real Valladolid), but the Bernabéu will not reopen until a month later, on January 29, 2023 against Real Sociedad . It will be like this unless the Cup draws dictate that Madrid have to play the round of 16 at home (January 18) or the quarterfinals (January 25). After the trip to Pucela, Madrid will play away against Villarreal and Athletic and will travel to Saudi Arabia to play the Spanish Super Cup.

The Bernabeu Tour is still open
While the works continue, the Bernabe

u Tour continues to receive visitors after reopening its doors on June 1 , although with a reduced tour due to the renovation work. The spaces that can be visited include the museum, which displays Madrid's 14 European Cups, the model of the new Bernabéu or the panoramic view of the stadium.

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