SHOULD BARÇA BE WORRIED?
This has been Gil Manzano's flagrant double standard with Barça and Madrid
The Clásico will be directed by Jesús Gil Manzano, and at Barça they already know first-hand the 'double standard' with which he has measured both clubs throughout his career in Spain
Jesús Gil Manzano has been designated like the referee of the next Classical between the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and inside the Barcelona breast already know at first hand what is lidiar with his decisions. In fact, it is the only that has the vast record to having expelled to eight footballers culés in 10 different occasions, what leaves on the table his 'double rasero' if it compares with the parties that has directed to the group merengue.
The famous póker of Gil Manzano
Between his victims find four 'cracks' of world-wide size like Luis Suárez, Neymar Júnior, Leo Messi and Robert Lewandowski. His first 'fechoría' occurred against 'Struggle' in the turn of 'semis' of Glass of the King in front of the Athletic of Madrid in the 2016/17. The Uruguayan was expelled to the 90' minutes of game and remained without playing the final in front of the Alavés that, luckily, finished in victory for the picture barcelonista.
Act followed, also sent to the changing room to Neymar Júnior in The Rosaleda (65') and deprived him to contest the épico Classical suspender belt that won the Barça in Santiago Bernabéu with goal of 'The Flea' in the discount (2-3). Added to this, Gil Manzano possesses the 'honour' to be the only referee that expelled to Messi during his stay in Spain. It occurred to the 120' minutes of the final of the Supercopa of Spain 2020/21 that the Athletic Club won by 3-2 in The Cartuja.
Finally, his póker of expulsions to stars blaugranas completed with Lewandowski. The referee extremeño showed him the double yellow in The Sadar during the past campaign and, in fact, the Pole suffered 3 parties of suspension by rascarse the nose in his way to the showers. They are eight red cards in 34 parties directed to the Barcelona, the team with more expulsions of all his career.
Favouritism to the Real Madrid?
Now, his 'double rasero' remains exposed by his form to direct to the Real Madrid, expelling only to three of his footballers in four different occasions. So much Gareth Bleat like Raphaël Varane saw the red, whereas Casemiro did it by double game in a Valladolid-Madrid in the 2018/19, and to the 90' of the Classical 2020/21 that finished carrying the white group (2-1).