smaller stadium, the Mini Estadi. The attendance for the opening match was 95,000, which was the highest of any of the matches staged at the Camp Nou, in what was generally a poorly attended World Cup. Not that Bara were complaining, they had increased the size of the stadium and for once it didn't dent the club coffers. The Camp Nou was now Europe's largest and most prestigious sporting venue and during the eighties it saw its fair share of sporting and non-sporting activity. Under the tutelage of Terry Venables, the league title was captured in 1984-85 and the Copa del Rey in 1986. Pope John Paul II paid a visit in November 1982 and became a member of the club and practically every 1980?s pop icon seemed to play the stadium. Then, with Barcelona winning the right to stage the 1992 Olympiad, the Camp Nou was chosen to host the final of the football tournament. The 1992 Olympic soccer tournament saw Spain's memorable last minute victory over Poland in the final and capped a hugely successful Olympiad for Barcelona. In 1993 the club started the process of turning the Camp Nou into an all-seater arena, but to achieve this and ensure that the lowest tier of seating had decent sight lines, the pitch was lowered by 8ft. The lighting and sound systems were upgraded during the 1998-99 season and the stadium was awarded UEFA 5-star status prior to hosting the 1999 Champions League Final. FCBarcelona.com Structurally, very little has