{"id":48768,"date":"2025-11-08T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/alberola-rojas-will-referee-celta-barca-match-in-laliga-matchday-12_315216_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:32:11","slug":"alberola-rojas-will-referee-celta-barca-match-in-laliga-matchday-12_315216_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/alberola-rojas-will-referee-celta-barca-match-in-laliga-matchday-12_315216_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Javier Alberola Rojas: the referee of the last Madrid derby will officiate Celta-Bar\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"

The RFEF confirmed Javier Alberola Rojas as the main referee for Celta-Barcelona. Valent\u00edn Pizarro G\u00f3mez will be in charge of VAR at Bala\u00eddos, for matchday 12 of LaLiga<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona<\/strong> visits Celta de Vigo<\/strong> this Sunday, November 9 (9:00 PM CEST) for matchday 12 of LaLiga, and the match will be officiated by Javier Alberola Rojas<\/strong>. The referee from La Mancha was appointed by the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA)<\/a> along with Valent\u00edn Pizarro G\u00f3mez<\/strong> (VAR)<\/p>

This season, Alberola Rojas has refereed 5 matches, one of them being the Madrid derby in which Atl\u00e9tico crushed Real Madrid<\/a> at the Metropolitano (5-2). That day, the referee showed 9 yellow cards, 4 of them to the ‘Merengue’ team. In addition, he awarded a penalty to the ‘Colchoneros’, and also disallowed a goal for them after a VAR review.<\/p>

In 25\/26, the 34-year-old referee, with LaLiga experience since 2017\/18, has not officiated any Celta or Barcelona matches. In fact, he has not refereed the Blaugrana team since matchday 36 of 23\/24<\/strong>. The previous season, the Catalans did not see the referee from La Mancha in the tournament.<\/p>

How has Bar\u00e7a fared in matches officiated by Alberola Rojas?<\/h2>
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Alberola Rojas during Bar\u00e7a-Real Sociedad (1-2) in May 2023<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

In his last precedent with Alberola Rojas, Bar\u00e7a defeated Almer\u00eda (0-2) with a brace from Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez. The match had no major controversies and only one player was cautioned during the 90 minutes (Vitor Roque).<\/p>

In total, the judge from La Mancha has officiated 10 league matches for the Blaugrana team, with a record of 7 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss (1-2 against Real Sociedad in 2023) in favor of the Catalans. For Celta, on the other hand, he has officiated 15 times with a balanced record<\/p>

The Galicians have 5 wins, an equal number of draws and losses with Alberola Rojas as the main referee. The last precedent dates back to matchday 35 of the 24\/25 season, when the Galicians thrashed Villarreal (3-0). This will be the first time the referee officiates a Celta-Bar\u00e7a match in the League.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a’s record in matches officiated by Javier Alberola Rojas:<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Games<\/strong>: 10<\/li> \t
  2. Wins<\/strong>: 7<\/li> \t
  3. Draws<\/strong>: 2<\/li> \t
  4. Losses<\/strong>: 1<\/li> <\/ol>

    Bar\u00e7a seeks to break its bad away streak against Celta <\/h2>

    For the team led by Hansi Flick, the visit to Celta comes at a complex moment in the season. Bar\u00e7a went almost eleven months without losing away from home in La Liga<\/strong>, but they lost in their last two away games against Sevilla (4-1) and Real Madrid (2-1). Furthermore, they also failed to win in the Champions League against Bruges (3-3).<\/p>

    Bala\u00eddos has also been a difficult venue for the Catalans in the last five years. The Barcelona team only won in two of their last five visits to Vigo<\/strong>, where last season they drew (2-2) a match they were leading by two goals in the 83rd minute.<\/p>

    This Sunday, Bar\u00e7a needs to secure three points against Celta to try and close the 5-point lead Real Madrid holds at the top<\/a>. Los Blancos will have an uncomfortable away game against Rayo in Vallecas (16:15 CEST), hours before the end of the matchday that precedes the third break of the 25\/26 season.<\/p>