Sagrada Família were partially destroyed, have been partially reconstructed in recent years. Since 2013, AVE high-speed trains have passed near the Sagrada Família through an underground tunnel that runs beneath the centre of Barcelona. The tunnel's construction, which began on 26 March 2010, was controversial. The Ministry of Public Works of Spain ("Ministerio de Fomento") claimed the project posed no risk to the church. Sagrada Família engineers and architects disagreed, saying there was no guarantee that the tunnel would not affect the stability of the building. The Board of the Sagrada Família ("Patronat de la Sagrada Família") and the neighborhood association "AVE
G.D. Sagrada Esperança disputed the CAF Champions League, but was eliminated in the 1/16 Finals by ASEC Abidjan of Ivory Coast, after a 2–2 draw at home in the first leg, and a 1–0 defeat in the second leg, played in Abidjan . Sagrada Esperança's season-by-season performance since 2011: The club plays their home matches at formerly Quintalão do Dundo, now Estádio Sagrada Esperança, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people . The stadium underwent a major rehabilitation and was renamed and reinaugurated in 2008. G.D. Sagrada Esperança Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança, usually known as Sagrada Esperança, is a football (soccer) club