De Burgos Bengoechea, was the referee of the first Classic in Saudi Arabia

This Friday the Technical Committee of Referees will make official the referee who will blow the whistle in this coming Sunday’s Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​the first final between the two teams in this tournament under the Final Four format .

And it is this Friday when the news announced by Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday can be confirmed and where we announce that Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea will be the referee chosen for the second clásico of the season after playing in the Liga.

This designation is the award from the establishment of arbitration to the great moment of the Basque international referee. Along with Munuera Montero, they are the referees with the most growth in the last year and a half, since the arrival of the new president of the arbitration body, Luis Medina Cantalejo.

This is the second time that the international referee, who has just returned from the World Cup where he acted as VAR, has directed Fútbol Club Barcelona. In matchday three the Catalans beat Valladolid 4-0 at Camp Nou. So far, he has not whistled for the white team this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo was severely penalized for pushing Vasco by the referee

This is the second time that Ricardo de Burgos has whistled a classic in his arbitration career. And surprisingly the first one was in the Spanish Super Cup. In particular, the one played on August 13, 2017. A game in which Real Madrid won 1-3 (Messi for the Catalans and Pique with his own goal, Cristiano and Asensio). A game marked by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese first saw a yellow card for removing his shirt after scoring his goal. Only a few minutes later, he was sent off because the referee understood that the Portuguese had faked a penalty. The Portuguese pushed the referee with his reaction, which meant a five-game ban. One for the expulsion and four for his aggression.

On 23 occasions he managed Barcelona in the First Division with a record of 16 wins, 4 draws and only three losses. This is the third Primera team that he has led. The last defeat came in May 2021 when they went down 1-2 against Celta at the Camp Nou. It was on matchday 37.

Real Madrid is the seventh team in the First Division to have refereed the most times in his career with a total of 18 games. In fourteen Real Madrid won, with 3 draws and only one loss for the Whites, which was five years ago. In the match at Mestalla on February 22, 2017. In just one month it has been five years since that match which ended 2-1.

A referee with full guarantee and who will be the first in one of the great events of his career and where everything indicates that he will be assisted by González González. Another member of the particular VAR corps will act as the AVAR.