Barcelona welcomes Atletico Madrid on September 12, 2026. The fixture is definitely on.

It follows a fallen-through transfer of Julian Alvarez. That controversy has damaged relations between the two clubs.

Sources say the dispute is ongoing. The contest will proceed as originally set.

Both sides will play on the grass. They do this in spite of the ongoing bad blood from the controversy.

The deal controversy stays unsettled. Nobody has scrapped the match.

The deadline stands. Supporters will watch the rivals meet.