The Referees Committee of the Spanish Football Federation selected referee Jose Maria Sanchez to officiate the El Clásico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will host today’s match at ten o’clock. In the framework of the 11th round of the Spanish League Championship.

The Catalan club enters the match looking for three points to strengthen its lead in the La Liga table with 27 points, with a difference of only 3 points. For the Royal Club, which ranked second.

The choice fell on referee Jose Maria Sanchez, despite the fact that he was causing controversy, especially among Real fans, and the Real Madrid Club channel also launched a sharp attack on him. During the past hours.

The last Clásico that Jose managed was two years ago on October 16, 2022, when Real Madrid won in this match at the Santiago Bernabéu with a score of 3/ 1.

José managed 35 matches for Real Madrid, during which the Royal Club achieved 23 wins, drew 7, and was defeated in 5, and the 3 most famous red cards for the Merengue players. And 56 yellow cards, and he awarded 5 penalty kicks in favor of Real Madrid, and 6 kicks against them.

On the other hand, Jose managed 34 matches for the Catalan club, where he achieved During them, they won 26, tied 2, and were defeated 6. No red card was issued to Barcelona players, compared to 70 yellow cards, and 8 penalty kicks were awarded in favor of Barcelona, ​​and 4 against them.

It is noteworthy that Jose managed 6 El Clásico matches before, during which Real Madrid won 3 matches, and Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, succeeded in winning the other 3 matches.