The referee of Barça-Betis, a 'guarantee' for those of Xavi

José María Sánchez Martínez is the referee designated by the Technical Committee of Referees to direct the meeting of the fifth day of LaLiga EA Sports between the FC Barcelona and the Betis. The duel between culés and béticos contests this Saturday in Montjuïc from the 21.00 hours and will have from the VAR to the Aragonese Santiago Jaime Latre, as it confirms the own information of the RFEF.

⚖ REFEREES | These are the referees designated for the day 5️⃣ in 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 Division.

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With this designation, the murciano will be directing a party of the Barça for the first time this season, being also the first meeting in which the culés will see to the referee since it was the referee of the Barça-Athletic of Madrid the past 23 March. In that occasion the Barcelona attained an important victory by 1-0 with goal of Ferran Torres, giving another big step for what later was the title of League.

With this nearer antecedent can reflect also the 'luck' of the Catalan club with Sánchez Martínez in the almost 30 meetings that has had him on the lawn, contabilizando all the competitions. In 29 meetings the Barça presents up to now a balance of 22 victories, two ties and five defeats, representing almost 80% of victories for the ones of Xavi Hernández.

Already of the side of the Betis if they do not have so good memories of the referee murciano. And it is that the referee erigió like protagonist of the 2-3 with which the béticos fell in front of the Barcelona in the campaign 2019-20 where expelled to Fekir with two yellow in few seconds. In general terms Sánchez Martínez has arbitrated to the Betis in 19 occasions, with a balance of eight triumphs béticos, eight defeats and three ties.

A quite controversial referee for the Real Madrid

Regarding other designations of the Day 5, the controversial Soto Degree of the 0-0 of the première suspender belt of the Barça in Getafe has been designated to be at the top of the Real Madrid-Real Sociedad. The party will be the Sunday in Santiago Bernabéu from the 21:00 hours, for catchword of a lot of madridistas by the première in Champions, and will explain in the VAR with Eduardo Prieto Churches.