Villarreal have released a statement heavily criticising the decision to cancel their proposed La Liga match against Barcelona in Miami, Florida. The two Spanish sides were set to make history as the fixture would have been the first time that a Primera Division match took place on foreign soil.

"Given the current uncertainty in Spain, there is insufficient time to properly execute an event of this scale," said organisers.

Club European football returns today, and FC Barcelona will play at home when they take on Girona in their ninth match of the new La Liga season. Barcelona is second in the league

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Barcelona say they "accept and respect" La Liga's decision to cancel their proposed fixture against Villarreal in Miami. The game was set to be the first-ever La Liga match played outside Spain, but growing backlash from players,

After protests across the Spanish top flight over the weekend, Hansi Flick's Barcelona La Liga encounter with Marcelino Garcia Toral's Villarreal, which was set to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, has been cancelled and organisers are claiming there is insufficient time to execute the first-of-its-kind event.

Villarreal CF issued a harsh official statement expressing their "deep dissatisfaction with LaLiga for the poor management" in the failed organization of the match on matchday 17 against FC Barcelona