Di Catalan meteorological agency don issue danger warning to level four out of six, wey dey alert pipo say rain go heavy for Baix Llobregat and Barcelonès areas. Di warning na for Wednesday morning as Barcelona dey prepare to face Feyenoord for dia Champions League opener for Camp Nou.
Forecast don show say downpour fit pass 90 litres for every square metre for inside three hours, with storm and wahala wey fit come. Di risk time na between 8am and 2pm, but di weather fit still misbehave for di rest of di day.
For Barcelona-El Prat Airport, aviation don com take hit. FlightRadar data show say more than 50 flights don cancel and over 220 delay. Di Spanish air navigation body, Enaire, talk say severe storm over Barcelona dey make landing and takeoff very difficult, and dem don activate safety rules for arrivals. Vueling Airlines tell passengers make dem check dia flight status before heading to airport, as dem dey expect say plenty flights fit still change.
Di first group wey go face di storm no be di senior team. Pol Planas and im youth side, Barcelona Juvenil A, go meet Feyenoord under-19 for Johan Cruyff stadium for Sant Joan Despí at 12noon for UEFA Youth League. Dat stadium dey inside di area wey weather warning cover, and di kick-off time almost exactly match di period wey risk dey most. So weather go be important factor before and during di game.
Things dey different for di main team. Barcelona go play Feyenoord by 6:45pm Spanish time. Di forecast say by dat time di worst weather go don pass and condition go don better. Rain no suppose worry di match itself. But di real question na di pitch condition after di heavy rain. Spotify Camp Nou go face hard test as plenty water fit don jam di drainage system. Di ground staff get few hours to make di pitch good before kick-off.
