According to the Fichajes, Atletico Madrid have emerged as one of the leading contenders to sign Lewandowski should he decide to leave Barcelona. The Madrid club view the veteran forward as a proven short-term option capable of delivering instant goals if Julian Alvarez leaves.

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

The Brazilian winger, who had been recovering from a hamstring injury, looked close to returning in time for the clash — only for fresh doubts to emerge over his fitness just days before kickoff.

The controversial plan to stage the LaLiga match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December has been cancelled, the league has announced. LaLiga said the decision had been made “due to the uncertainty that has arisen in Spain over the past few weeks”.

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.

With Real Madrid hosting El Clasico on Sunday against FC Barcelona, star Kylian Mbappe will be looking forward to turn around his negative record against wonderkid Lamine Yamal

Villarreal expressed "deep displeasure" at La Liga for the decision to cancel a controversial match against Barcelona that was set to be held in Miami in December. The Yellow Submarine pointed to the league's lack of general organization for the event and said they were blindsided by Tuesday's announcement,

Organizers ran out of time to make the widely condemned La Liga fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal that was scheduled to be held in Miami official resulting in a postponement.

Will La Liga's decision influence Serie A?The recent decision by LaLiga to cancel the scheduled match between Villarreal and FC Barcelona in Miami is already making waves. According to The Guardian,

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,