Gil Manzano, chosen as the referee for the Barça-Real Madrid

The Classical is just around the corner and there is a lot of expectation by how arrive both teams to the duel after imposing in his respective duels in the Champions League. The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys will house a loaded clash of emotions, competitiveness and also tension by all what is living to institutional level by the 'case Negreira' and the recent message of the director Mikel Camps against of Vinicius Jr that has not seated well in the White House.

The true is that to the Classical can him add an ingredient 'extra' after knowing the referee's designations for the eleventh day of LaLiga EA SPORTS 2023/2024. It will be Gil Manzano the one who was commissioned to give justice between the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, this Saturday 28 October from the 16:15 hours (4:15 PM CEST) in Montjuïc.

Controversial designation for the Cásico?

The decision has taken and communicated this Thursday, with the rest of designations for the ten parties of the date, but had been advanced from does some days by several national means. Like this then , again Manzano will be headed by take the decisions in the Classical and will have the backrest of Guillermo Squares Fernández in the VAR. Sánchez Martínez was the another option that valued from the Real Spanish Federation of Football for the crash between the two 'big' of Spain.

Like this then , Gil Manzano will arbitrate the third referee of his 'history' since it is in the First Division, from does twelve seasons. It was the most controversial option that split in the previous, but also takes in account that is one of the most veteran referees of LaLiga and that also is very taken in account by the UEFA for his competitions, with 21 parties in the Champions League, by what the experience him leftover.

The two Classical of Gil Manzano

The útima time that Manzano directed a party between Barça and Madrid was in 2021. The CTA had appointed to Mateu Lahoz, but suffered an injury and was low of last hour. The clash took place in Alfredo Gave Stefano and decanted in favour of the madridistas with goals of Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos, with the discount of Óscar Mingueza. It was the famous party in which Ronald Koeman, then trainer culé, burst in social networks with a "Bad luck at the end with a mistaken decision of the referee and of the VAR". The first had been in October of 2014, with victory also of the Madrilenian by 3-1. They traced back the initial goal of Neymar Jr, with Cristiano, Pepe and Benzema of protagonists.