We already know the referee appointed by the Referee Appointment Committee of professional football for this Sunday’s duel at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium between Barcelona and the Vallecano Ray.
Meeting that will be whistled by the international referee most recognized in the world, the Extremaduran Gil Manzano. In fact, he is the only one to call a semi-final in the continental club competitions and will be the sole representative of Spain in the next European Championship.
This will be the third clash of the current 2023-2024 season. The first was in the classic at the Olympic Stadium and ended in a 1-2 white victory. The second time was the visit of the Blaugranas to the Benito Villamarín Stadium, which ended in a 2-4 victory for Barça.
On 38 occasions he whistled for Barcelona in the top category with a record of 23 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses.
Surprisingly, it was the referee for Rayo Vallecano – Barcelona at the Vallecas stadium last season and then ended in a 2-1 victory for the Vallecano team. It was April 26 of last season.
It’s a referee with bad memories for the Blaugranas. Gil Manzano was the one who deposed on November 8, 2022 Robert Lewandowski in Pamplona with the Pole’s gesture resulting in a three-game suspension for the Polish striker.
In 17 occasions he whistled against the Vallecanos in the highest category with a balance of 9 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. It’s been almost a year since he blew the whistle on the Vallecanos. This was during the visit to the Bernabéu on matchday 26 where they lost 2-1. Certainly the last Extremaduran victory was against the Barça team at the Vallecas Stadium. In the VAR room there will be Munuera Montero.
Source: La Verdad
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