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

This article was originally published on www.si.com as What Happened to Barcelona’s Miami Game? A Timeline of La Liga’s Failed Project. La Liga’s dreams of hosting a domestic clash between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami were abruptly shattered after a wave of protest denounced the historic first.

Marcus Rashford could be thrust into the starting line-up for Barcelona for the highly-anticipated El Clasico clash on Sunday following another damaging injury to a key Barca star just hours before the match.

Tradition-busting plans for Barcelona to play a league game in Miami and AC Milan to feature in Australia should now be able to go ahead.

Sunday's Real Madrid-Barcelona game kicks off at 11:15 a.m. ET. The match will air on ESPN2 and can be streamed on Fubo. Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso declined to comment on Saturday after Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal suggested the capital club "cheat" and "complain" in a televised interview on Friday.

LaLiga, Spain's top-flight soccer league, on Tuesday announced it has scrapped plans to hold a regular season Barcelona-Villarreal game in Miami on Dec. 20.

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

Real Madrid beat fierce rivals Barcelona 2-1 in a rip-roaring Clasico at the Bernabeu today. Kylian Mbappe fired home after a brilliant Jude Bellingham assist to put the hosts ahead. Fermin Lopez equalised before Bellingham tapped in and Wojciech Szczesny saved Mbappe’s penalty.

Joan Garcia was subjected to immense hate and hostility from Espanyol fans last summer, when he made the decision to leave the club in favour of a move to Catalan rivals FC Barcelona.Garcia was