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

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

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

La Liga president Javier Tebas didn’t explicitly name Real Madrid during a lengthy social media post lamenting the cancelation of the Miami-based league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona, but didn’t deploy much subtlety when accusing certain forces of “killing the project.”

El técnico del Barcelona, Hansi Flick, y sus jugadores no están contentos de tener que viajar 7.200 kilómetros (4.500 millas) para jugar un partido de la temporada regular de La Liga en las afueras de Miami en diciembre.

Lionel Messi shares a long history with the city of Barcelona, Spain, for his time at FC Barcelona. Messi is a club legend at FC Barcelona and is considered by many as the greatest player in the club's history.

"Relevent has informed La Liga that the match between Villarreal and Barcelona, scheduled for December 20 in Miami, needs to be postponed," the statement read. "Due to ongoing uncertainty in Spain, there isn't enough time to organise the event well. It would also not be responsible to start selling tickets without full confirmation of the match."

Lionel Messi has sent a message to Barcelona as the Inter Miami forward celebrates an 'amazing' anniversary. It was on this day in 2004 that Messi made his La Liga debut as he was introduced late on in their 1-0 win at Espanyol.