Real Madrid has issued a statement expressing its opposition to the Villarreal-Barcelona match being played outside of Spain.
Comunicado Oficial.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 12, 2025
The Whites not only firmly reject the idea, but have also taken the following measures:
1. Request to FIFA, as the guarantor of international football rules, not to authorize the match without the prior consent of all clubs participating in the competition.
2. Request to UEFA, as the guarantor of the integrity of European competitions and regulatory consistency with FIFA, to urge the RFEF to withdraw or deny the request, reaffirming the criterion established in 2018 that prevents official domestic competition matches from being played outside the national territory, except in duly justified exceptional circumstances, which do not apply in this case.
3. Request to the Higher Sports Council not to grant the necessary administrative authorization without such unanimous consent.
Los Merengues are the first team to express their disagreement with the match being played outside Spanish territory.
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