Plans to hold a La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami in December spectacularly crumbled on Tuesday

After Barcelona’s dominant 6-1 win over Olympiacos, attention shifted to the news that La Liga has officially cancelled the planned match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami, which was

La Liga says plans to hold Barcelona v Villarreal in Miami in December have been. cancelled after recent protests and backlash.

The Spanish league says plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off

Less than two weeks after LaLiga said Barcelona would play Villarreal in Miami, the first regular-season game abroad has been scrapped. What happened?

The first step to bringing Villarreal vs. Barcelona to Miami came on Aug. 11, when the RFEF Board of Directors approved the plans to host the La Liga fixture at Hard Rock Stadium.

The controversy surrounding La Liga’s now-cancelled plan to take the Villarreal vs Barcelona match to Miami continues to stir discussion in Spain. The latest to weigh in on the issue is Jose

La Liga has cancelled the Miami match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal due to domestic opposition and player protests, marking a setback for the Spanish league's international expansion

BARCELONA vs Villarreal was set to break new ground becoming the first La Liga match to be played on foreign soil. It was also set to be a hotly contested game between two teams in in the league

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