Barcelona clash with Atletico Madrid will not take place in Miami – report

La Liga have been forging ahead with plans to host their first ever domestic match in Spain, with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid earmarked as a headline opener for the Spanish League in the USA. However once again, La Liga President Javier Tebas has run into issues with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

After an initial attempt to host Girona-Barcelona in Miami, USA, La Liga had the green light from both Barcelona and Atletico to hold their tie due to take place at Montjuic on the 22nd of December. Tebas was trying to move through the formalities with a interim committee in charge of the RFEF due to President Pedro Rocha’s suspension, and they had shown a predisposition to give permission for the game to go ahead abroad.

However as per MD, the RFEF had opened a consultation with the Ministry of Sport in Spain, but have now withdrawn it, and the RFEF have decided not to go ahead with the idea.