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La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barcelona match in Miami

FC Barcelona training at the Joan Gamper Sports City before the UEFA Champions League match against PSG in Barcelona, Spain, on September 30, 2025. [Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto]

La Liga's plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of "uncertainty" about the game within Spain, the Spanish top flight said in a statement Tuesday.

Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 20, which would have been the first European league fixture to be played abroad.

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