Justo after the stop of selections, the FC Barcelona has foreseen to visit Wanda Metropolitan for the first time in his history to measure to the Athletic of Madrid, the next 14 October, in the relative meeting to the eighth day of LaLiga Santander 2017-18.
In spite of that it still does not know officially the referee's designation for said commitment, from 'ACE' ensure that the referee that has more ballots to direct the meeting is not another that Mateu Lahoz, of leftovers known by the fans culé when treating of a referee that traditionally does not be used to to favour the fluidity in the Barcelona game.
The last party that Mateu Lahoz arbitrated to both teams traces back to the day 24 of the past League Santander, on 26 February of this same year, and the duel finalised with victory culé (1-2). The previous precedent is ofl to third day of the season 2015-2016, again with victory of the Barça by 1-2, with goal of Fernando Torres for the rojiblancos and of Messi and Neymar for the culés.
The barcelonismo does not have good memory of Mateu
But, in spite of the last good results, the fans culés do not have good memory of Mateu Lahoz. The Valencian referee already 'birló' two possible penaltis to the Barça in the season 2015-16, and his style of game to the 'British', tremendously permisivo, does that the rival players can employ with elder 'intensity' to brake the technician of the players of the FC Barcelona.
The Barcelona group, in any case, will entrust to the good game and to the good series of results of these first months of competition to bend to the colchoneros in his own stadium, where already fell defeated does some days against Chelsea (1-2) in Champions League.