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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: RCD Espanyol | Opening: 2009 | Capacity: 40,500 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

RCDE\u00a0Stadium, previously known as Estadi Cornell\u00e0-El Prat and Power8 Stadium,\u00a0replaced Espanyol\u2019s old\u00a0Estadi de Sarri\u00e0<\/a>, which the club left in 1997. Espanyol first moved to Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium, Estadio Ol\u00edmpico Llu\u00eds Companys, but always preferred a proper own home.<\/p>\n

Espanyol presented concrete plans for the new stadium in 2002, a first stone was laid in 2003, and construction began late 2005. Construction is estimated to have cost about \u20ac75 million.<\/p>\n

Estadi Cornell\u00e0-El Prat\u00a0officially opened on 2 August 2009 with a friendly match between Espanyol and Liverpool (3-0). It got renamed to Power8 Stadium in 2014 following a sponsorship deal, which ended in 2016, after which it got renamed RCDE Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to get to\u00a0RCDE\u00a0Stadium<\/h3>\n

RCDE\u00a0Stadium is located on the south-western edge of the city of Barcelona in the suburb of Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat, almost 10 kilometres from Barcelona\u2019s city centre.<\/p>\n

Metro<\/a> station Cornell\u00e0 Centre lies a 15-minute walk away from the stadium. It is the last stop on line 5 which passes just north of Barcelona\u2019s historic centre, and also stops near the Sagrada Familia.<\/p>\n

Tram<\/a> 1 and 2 stop at a similar distance from the stadium. They may be useful if coming from the area around Camp Nou<\/a> (Avenida Diagonal). Get off at stop Cornell\u00e0 Centre or Les A\u00efgues.<\/p>\n

The Ferrocarrils<\/a> de la Generalitat, a type of commuter trains, can bring you somewhat closer to the stadium. Station Cornell\u00e1 Riera is just a 5-minute walk away from the stadium. Multiple trains, for example the L8, leave from Plaza Espa\u00f1a, about 2 kilometres west from the historic centre.<\/p>\n

RCDE\u00a0Stadium lies near a crossroads of motorways. If coming from the A-2\/B-10 east, exit at L\u2019Hospitatelet\/Cornella, which will bring you almost straight to the stadium.<\/p>\n

If coming from the Ronda da Dalt, first get on the E-90\/A-2, and then take the exit for L\u2019Hospitatelet\/Cornella.<\/p>\n

If coming from the A-2 west, take exit\u00a0 607 toward Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat. At the first roundabout turn right into the Avinguda Baix Llobregat.<\/p>\n

Address: Av. Baix Llobregat 100, 08940 Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat (Barcelona)<\/p>\n