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Despite the match being cancelled, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague does not think this is the end of the story. <\/p>\n
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Whilst Javier Tebas is the head of La Liga, he will try to get one game away.<\/p>\n
“He thinks that it’s a project, as the statement says, aimed at enhancing the visibility of Spanish football. <\/p>\n
“It complied fully with federation regulations. The position on the project was just for reasons unrelated to regulatory or sporting integrity.”<\/p>\n
Balague believes finances were the main reason behind the cancellation of the match.<\/p>\n
“Perhaps there wasn’t enough money, perhaps the money wasn’t clear where it was going, but certainly it’s been a lot of confusion,” he added.<\/p>\n
“Villarreal were saying, ‘We’re not getting any money for it’, but Barcelona were saying, ‘As soon as we get into the plane, we will get money’. <\/p>\n
“It wasn’t clear how Villarreal had promised about 5,000 of their fans would go to Miami, or how that was going to happen.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n