The ideal in the parties is that the presence of the collegiate pass the most unobserved possible, and more in a clash of the magnitude of an Athletic of Madrid-FC Barcelona. The previous hours were marked by the attention of both groups to a long list of drops, but besides also there was some discomfort regarding the referee's designation.
Gil Manzano does not bring very good memories neither to the rojiblancos neither to the Barcelona, something that caused some suspicion in a commitment of those that cost more than three points. LaLiga Is this year hotter that never in the high zone, and in Wanda Metropolitan lives a direct duel in the battle by the leadership.
Between the curious data rescued in the last days there is one that has like protagonists to the trencilla, to the culés and to the teams of the capital, with a so sensitive subject like the penaltis. In total, are 19 the meetings of the Catalans that the one of Don Benito has directed, and there is a distribution of maximum penalties a so much special.
The extremeño has signalled to the fateful point five times in favour and four against, and these last always went in front of Madrilenian rivals. In two occasions took place in appointments in which the opponent already was, precisely, the Athletic, and also is necessary to add to the Ray Vallecano and to the Real Madrid in the account.
The two penaltis favourable to the 'colchoneros' occurred in the Glass of Rey, one in the campaign 2014-15, annotated by Raúl García, and another in the 2016-17, failed by Kevin Gameiro. Besides, the others two find in two days ligueras, the first of the course 2014-15, that translated in a so much of Cristiano Ronaldo, and the following in the Camp Nou in the 2015-16.
Gil Manzano, very motivated for the Athletic-Barça
Before confronting to a party of maximum requirement, Gil Manzano already warned of his preparation and his win in an interview for the newspaper 'Sport', in which it confessed that it always studies to the two applicants and that feels prepared: "it Is a big opportunity to show your state of form and to show like referee that are to the height for pitar and direct this class of parties", aimed.
"It is a luxury can pitar to Leo Messi and Antoine Griezmann, as do it with any another team of First Division. Can pitar a meeting of the Spanish League is all a luxury, have teams of a very high level and think that can direct each weekend a meeting in our country is an exclusive luxury of the cual right now only can enjoy 20 arbitros of First", valued also.