Javier Tebasthe La Liga president expressed his reaction this Wednesday after it was announced that the match between the two sides had been decided. Villarreal and Barcelona The meeting could not be held in Miami (the meeting is scheduled for December 20th) and was conducted via X (formerly Twitter). News of the cancellation was made public Tuesday night. relevantThe party-hosting company withdrew “due to the uncertainties that have arisen in Spain in recent weeks.”

thebes issued a statement condemning the cancellation. Villarreal-Barcelona In Miami, he made an apparently veiled allusion to “the governing bodies of European football, those who advocate for the integrity of the game and put pressure on referees and governors.” UEFA and Real Madrid. “Those who have spent years building distorted narratives and using political and media pressure as a sporting tool,” the La Liga president said.

Javier Tebas expressed gratitude to Villarreal and Barcelona “We would like to thank them for their dedication and generosity.” The Barça club already issued a statement on Tuesday night, saying it would “respect and comply” with the cancellation of the match in Miami. he Villarreal He postponed it to Wednesday of this week.

Javier Tebas statement

“Today, Spanish football lost an opportunity to move forward, project itself to the world and strengthen its future.

While the defense of “tradition” is invoked from a closed and local vision, the true tradition of European football is threatened by the decisions of the organizations governing football that annually destroy the domestic leagues, the true engine of the European football industry, in the face of the naivety and passivity of European rulers who do not know how to distinguish between the trivial and the essential.

The “integrity of the game” is being challenged by those who have questioned the same integrity for years, putting pressure on referees and administrators, constructing distorted narratives, and using political and media pressure as a means of sport.

And some, perhaps unwittingly and with good intentions, were dragged into a discussion about information that had already been covered in 2018, and that supposed “information” (which they had then and still have) was just an excuse to shut down the project.

I would like to thank Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona for their dedication and generosity in participating in a project that seeks only the growth of our competition. They didn’t think about themselves, they thought about everyone else.

La Liga will continue to work with rigor and conviction to maintain the competitiveness of Spanish football, confronting those who seek to destroy it, but always respecting its roots and ensuring its sustainability. “Spanish football deserves to look to the future with ambition, not fear.”