Sergio Busquets talks with Mateu Lahoz at Barça-Espanyol (1-1)

FIGHT AGAINST EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE

Barça will have to fight against the referees to win LaLiga

Published:31/12/2022 - 17:04h

Updated:31/12/2022 - 17:04h

The level of arbitration in LaLiga in 2022/23 is being really regrettable. In the derby against Espanyol, FC Barcelona suffered again due to the controversial decisions of Mateu Lahoz, the executioner on duty in a very tough season for the Catalans

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To the FC Barcelona goes him to cost a lot remain with the title of LaLiga 2022/23. In addition to competing hand to hands with a Real Madrid that keeps the level showed in the previous season, to the ones of Xavi Hernández does not remain them of another that struggle against everything and against all, including, lamentably, to the referees of the tournament. In the derbi in front of the Espanyol, two points remained on the way in a party conditioned, from beginning to end, by the nefasta performance of Mateu Lahoz.

The Valencian referee reappeared in all his splendour the Saturday in the Spotify Camp Nou showing until 14 yellow cards, seven of them for players culés, in addition to a red by side, one of them to Jordi Alba. The Barça came to suffer to Jesús Gil Manzano in the already far party in front of the Osasuna, where Robert Lewandowski left expelled and with a hard sanction that follows without resolving to these heights.

Gerard Hammered was the first in exploding against the referee of Badahoz in the halftime, seeing the red in his last apparition like professional player. By his part, Xavi Hernández followed suit after the party: "we feel Us prejudiced. They are decisions very unfair", said the technician egarense. In October, the Classical in Santiago Bernabéu also left touched to the culés after a second part in which José María Sánchez had a very favourable criterion for the Real Madrid.

So evident was the penalti no signalled of Dani Carvajal on Lewandowski like the infringement that Eric García committed on Rodrygo in the discount. After the party, Joan Laporta asked explanations to the referee in the referee's changing room, very ofuscado by his controversial decisions in the final stretch of a party in which the Madrid finish imposing 3-1. By the contrary, the 'White House' follow adding 'favours' of the main judges.

Munuera Montero, last in 'help' to the Madrid

Before the Barça suffered to Mateu Lahoz, José Luis Munuera Montero followed suit the Friday to promote the victory of the whites in Valladolid. A penalti doubtful and a rigorous expulsion sentenced the triumph for the ones of Carlo Ancelotti, result that, combined with the tie of the derbi Catalan, leaves to 'merengues' and blaugranas equalised in the peak with 38 points. Against everything and against all, mainly regarding the arbitration. It does not remain of another to be able to win this League that recently approximates to final of the first turn.

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