With 5,500 pieces, 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona is newest LEGO Creator Expert football stadium [News]

After teasing it earlier this week, LEGO is officially taking the wraps off its new Creator Expert set, expanding its foray into sporting venues with FC Barcelona’s famous 50-year-old arena, Camp Nou. Using 5,509 pieces, 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona depicts the largest-in-Europe stadium that’s home to the FC Barcelona football club. Once built, the model measures more than 18 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Camp Nou follows on the heels of LEGO’s previous football arena, 10272 Old Trafford-Manchester United, which was released in early 2020. Camp Nou is available starting today in LEGO stores and online for US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99.

Be sure to read our full, hands-on review of 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona.

10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona | Avail. Sept 1 | US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99 | TBB Review

The interior of the stadium includes lettering on the seats depicting FC Barcelona’s motto, “Mes Que Un Club” which translates to “More than a club.”

The outside of the stadium is fully realized as well, right down to a microscale FC Barcelona truck.

In addition to releasing the set, LEGO is also running a promotion to win a free copy of the set along with a custom minifigure. To enter you’ll need to correctly answer a short trivia quiz about FC Barcelona.

Read more in the official press release below:


The search is on for FC Barcelona’s superfans in new LEGO® competition

1st September 2021: To celebrate the launch of the new LEGO® FC Barcelona Camp Nou set, the LEGO Group and FC Barcelona are searching for the club’s superfans through a competition where the winners will be rewarded with the new set, a personalised minifigure in the famous red and blue football strip and a certificate recognising your superfan status.

The new LEGO FC Barcelona Camp Nou set allows you to create a spectacular 5,509-piece model that is sure to take centre stage in any fan’s home. To mark the occasion, the LEGO Group and FC Barcelona are putting football fans to the test with a special quiz.  Featuring 10 questions about the great football club, the quiz has been designed by FC Barcelona historians and can be taken at www.lego.com/fc-barcelona.  Get all 10 questions correct and you could be in with a chance with winning.

You need to be a LEGO VIP member (sign up is free) to enter the competition and be in with the chance of winning one of the 46 prizes – one prize for each of the members of FC Barcelona’s female and male first team squads. Terms and conditions apply.

The new LEGO FC Barcelona Camp Nou set is fantastically detailed. Features include the stands, pitch, team tunnel, media boxes and even the team’s coach. The score board also references the club’s momentous 5-0 win over rivals Real Madrid in 2010 and two of the stands proudly feature the “Mes que un Club” motto that is known by fans around the world.

Talking about the how he approached the design of the set, Rok Zgalin Kobe, LEGO Set Designer commented: “To create the Camp Nou in LEGO form was a really enjoyable challenge, from bringing the stands to life to envisaging the players walking down the tunnel to the pitch, you can almost feel the atmosphere of a roaring home game.  It is an impressive build – perfect for both FC Barcelona and LEGO fans.”

To find out more about the competition, sign up to LEGO VIP or to buy the LEGO FC Barcelona Camp Nou set – visit www.LEGO.com/FC-Barcelona. The set is also available now in LEGO stores at the recommended retail price of $349.99 / £299.99 / €329.99 / 499.99 AUD / 449.99 CAD