Uefa has confirmed that it will allow Barcelona to play their LaLiga fixture against Villarreal in Miami in December and AC Milan to play their Serie A match against Como in Perth, Australia next February, but says it remains opposed to domestic league matches being staged outside their home country.
The landmark ruling follows separate requests from LaLiga and Serie A to play the games abroad, which were “reluctantly” approved at a meeting of Uefa’s executive committee last month. However, Uefa president Alexander Ceferin said the decision was “exceptional” and would not set a “precedent”.
