Soccer fans in the U.S. have long been used to seeing some of Europe's biggest clubs play exhibition matches and friendlies during the summer, but now Spain's LaLiga is closer to hosting a regular-season match stateside. And it would include the league's defending champions.

As per a report in The Athletic, Villarreal will have their home match against Barca at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, instead of Estadio de la Ceramica in Spain. Since 2018, LaLiga have been trying to host league games in the United States, and the first fixture is close to being finalized.

Spanish football could finally cross the Atlantic after the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved a request for Barcelona and Villarreal to play their December La Liga 2025-26 match in Miami – a move nearly a decade in the making.