LaLiga confirms Gil Manzano as referee for Rayo-Barça, with González González in the VAR

Jesús Gil Manzano pitará to the FC Barcelona by fourth time in the season in front of the Ray Vallecano. LaLiga Confirmed to the referee extremeño like main in front of the Madrilenian group beside José Luis González González like attendant of the VAR. The ones of Xavi Hernández will arrive to Vallecas knowing the result of the Girona-Real Madrid, split in which the whites are forced to win to follow, at least, to 11 of the Barça.

With the one of Vallecas, Gil Manzano will turn into the referee that more times has pitado to the group blaugrana this season. The last time in which the referee extremeño had commissioned of the justice with the Barcelona in the field had been in Saint Mamés in front of the Athletic of Bilbao (triumph culé 0-1), a party that finish with a lot of controversy by a so much invalidated to the venues.

The Barça great 9 of 9 with Gil Manzano this season

Previously, Gil Manzano pitó to the Barça in Palm in front of the Mallorca (0-1) and in Pamplona in front of the Osasuna (1-2). Both parties saldaron with suffered triumphs blaugranas, mainly in The Sadar, where the main decided to expel to Robert Lewandowski in the first part. At the end, the gesture of the Pole to his bench cost him four parties of sanction, since the referee interpreted the gesture like a personal insult of the '9'.

In total, the balance of the Barça with Gil Manzano like referee is of 22 victories, 7 ties and six defeats in 35 parties. By his part, the Ray has contested a total of 15 days of League with the extremeño, adding 8 victories, a tie and six defeats. For the moment, the referee of 39 years is the Spanish referee with more European presences in the season (5), surpassing to Mateu Lahoz and Carlos Of the Big Hill (3).

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