Oviedo and Espanyol players stand still in protest

Oviedo and Espanyol players refused to move for nan first 15 seconds of their lucifer connected Friday arsenic nan teams staged a protestation astatine La Liga's determination to big a crippled successful Miami.

In August nan Spanish shot federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal's fixture against Barcelona to nan Hard Rock Stadium connected 20 December - a determination which sparked discontent successful Spain.

The Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) said successful a connection they had co-ordinated pinch nan captains of each La Liga nine to "protest symbolically" against nan league's "lack of transparency, speech and coherence".

La Liga refuted nan accusations, external this week, stating a "willingness to meet" pinch nan AFE to "foster useful speech that allows explaining nan project".

The protestation by Oviedo and Espanyol players was not shown connected unrecorded tv arsenic cameras trim distant to nan exterior of nan stadium.

The AFE said replica demonstrations will return spot astatine nan remaining La Liga games this weekend.

Real Madrid caput coach Xabi Alonso, whose broadside play astatine Getafe connected Sunday, said: "We are against nan [Miami] match. We judge it distorts nan competition.

"There hasn't been unanimity aliases consultation for it to beryllium played connected neutral ground. The protests are positive, and that sentiment is positive.

"We judge it could hap if location were unanimity, but that's not nan case."

The AFE has not asked Barcelona and Villarreal players to participate successful nan protests to debar it being "interpreted arsenic a imaginable measurement against immoderate club".

It said: "In nan look of La Liga's changeless refusals and unrealistic proposals, nan Spanish Footballers' Association categorically rejects a task that does not person nan support of nan main players successful our athletics and demands that nan employers' relation create a negotiating array successful which each accusation is shared and nan exceptional characteristics of nan task are analysed, nan needs and concerns of nan footballers are addressed, and nan protection of their labour authorities and compliance pinch existent regulations are guaranteed."

The BBC has contacted La Liga for comment.

Confirmation of nan Miami crippled followed a determination by nan Italian shot federation (FIGC) to punishment a Serie A lucifer betwixt AC Milan and Como to beryllium played successful Perth, Australia, successful February.

On Friday Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said: "My players are not happy. I americium not happy. But La Liga decided that we will play this game."

Real expressed guidance erstwhile nan fixture was announced, saying nan consequences would beryllium "so serious", while Uefa "reluctantly" approved nan move.

This week RFEF president Rafael Louzan said nan move was "good for football", while Barcelona president Joan Laporta said nan lucifer will "definitely beryllium a awesome show".