[Sports] Gil Manzano, more of a 'friend' of Madrid than of Barça

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It will not be easy for Real Madrid TV to compact images of Gil Manzano that reinforce their theories before the Classic. More than anything because the balance of the Extremaduran referee, chosen by the Technical Committee of Referees to direct the great game this Saturday (4:15 p.m./DAZN LaLiga), is much more favorable to the merengue interests than to the culés.

 

It will be the third Classic that the man who was born in Don Benito 39 years ago has whistled, both with white victories. In LaLiga 2014-15, Ancelotti's Real beat Luis Enrique's Barça 3-1 with a penalty at the hands of Piqué, yellow cards for Messi, Neymar and Iniesta in the first 38 minutes, others forgiven for Cristiano, Modric and Carvajal and a red card to Sergio Ramos who was left in the pocket. In 2020-21, 2-1 for Zinedine Zidane against Ronald Koeman with Messi arguing with Gil Manzano over a disparate criterion. Vinicius exaggerated the foul that made Kroos 2-0 and then avoided two pushes in the area by Mendy on Dembélé and Braithwaite, this one clearer in the 83rd minute.

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