Villarreal will give FC Barcelona a guard of honor prior to their next meeting after Real Madrid refused to uphold the tradition in el clásico. Usually, the newly-crowned league champions are given a guard of honor by the opposing team immediately prior to their next match. But Real Madrid did not do so.
Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane said they did not give Barcelona a guard of honor because Barça themselves did not do so after Madrid’s Club World Cup win. The Club World Cup guard of honor has been done in the past, but it is not common.