Real Madrid ask officials to block Barça-Villarreal U.S. game - ESPN

Real Madrid have slammed plans to play December's LaLiga game between Villarreal and Barcelona in the United States.

Madrid have said the proposal would «give an undue sporting advantage» to the teams involved and «sets an unacceptable precedent.»

On Monday, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) agreed to pass onto UEFA a request to play the Matchday 17 fixture — due to be played on the weekend of Dec. 20 — at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

LaLiga first proposed playing a competitive game in Miami during the 2018-19 season, but was forced to postpone the plans due to opposition from FIFA, the RFEF and the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Madrid have clashed with LaLiga over a series of issues in recent years, with the club frequently expressing its unhappiness at the league's management under president Javier Tebas.

In a statement on Tuesday, the club said it had already asked FIFA not to authorize the match «without the prior consent of all clubs participating in the competition.»

Madrid also called on UEFA to put pressure on the RFEF to withdraw its request, and Spain's Supreme Sports Council (CSD) to refuse its authorization.

«Real Madrid wishes to express to its members, supporters, and football fans in general its firm rejection of the proposal to play the Matchday 17 first-division league game between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona outside of Spain,» the club statement said in Spanish.

«The measure, implemented without prior information or consultation with the clubs participating in the competition, violates the essential principle of territorial reciprocity which governs double-round league competitions (one match at home and the other at the opposing team's home), altering the competitive balance and giving an undue