Referee Soto Grado has returned to stir controversy again in Barcelona's matches after officiating the team's encounter against Girona, which ended in a 2-1 loss for the Catalan club at Montilivi Stadium, as part of the Spanish League competitions.

According to the Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo', Soto Grado is considered one of the referees under whom Barcelona has recorded negative results. He has officiated 15 matches for Barcelona in La Liga throughout his career, during which the team lost 7 matches, accounting for 46.7% of the total encounters.

The newspaper added that the referee, who belongs to the La Rioja refereeing committee, also has the lowest win percentage for Barcelona compared to other referees, with the team's win rate under him being only 33.3%, which is the largest gap compared to other referees in the competition.

In a related context, statistics specialist journalist Oriol Jové pointed out more comprehensive figures, explaining that Soto Grado has officiated 18 matches for Barcelona in various competitions, during which the team lost 8 matches, a rate of 44%.

According to the same data, Soto Grado is the referee with the highest defeat rate for Barcelona in the post-Franco era, surpassing De Burgos with a rate of 42%.