'Super Classic' Real Madrid - Barcelona: Everything depends on the referee?

(Baonghean.vn) - The Spanish Royal team is currently 11 points behind Barca before the El Clasico match takes place on December 23. This is the third time "Los Blancos" are more than 10 points behind their arch-rivals before entering the El Clasico at Bernabeu.

In the 2012/13 season, Real under Jose Mourinho entered the El Clasico match as the most miserable pursuer in history, with 16 points less than their arch-rivals Barcelona. Before that, “Los Blancos” were 13 points behind Johan Cruyff’s Barca in the 1990/91 season. At the end of those two seasons, the Catalan team won the La Liga championship.

Heating up from the media

Referee Sanchez Martinez was also the center of attention. Photo: Internet

Barcelona’s demolition of Deportivo to create an 11-point gap has made Real’s chances of overthrowing the league narrower than ever (Real still have one game less). A draw or loss in the 236th El Clasico will see Real cede the “throne” to their opponents early. In other words, only a victory over Barcelona can help “Los Blancos” shorten the gap and keep their hopes alive.

Before coach Valverde's team will visit Real's Bernabeu stadium in round 17 of La Liga, they have a record of 13 wins, 3 draws and 42 goals scored, only conceding 7 goals. The task of stopping Valverde's team is indeed extremely difficult, especially when Barca just welcomed the return of midfielder Andres Iniesta in the match against Deportivo last weekend.

Barcelona's 4-0 win over Deportivo was the perfect build-up to El Clasico. The likes of Paulinho, Andres Iniesta, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez played extremely well. They shot 23 times on target, 11 on target.

The Argentine striker is currently extremely lucky in El Clasico matches. Messi is the greatest scorer in El Clasico with 24 goals, of which 16 came in La Liga, 6 in the Super Cup and 2 in the European Cup. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has only scored 3 goals against Barca at the Bernabeu and 3 in La Liga this season.

Christmas gifts

As usual, Messi and Ronaldo argued before El Clasico. Photo: Internet

In La Liga, Real is still known as the team that benefits from referees. Last season, the Royal team was crowned in a heated controversy over referee decisions. Even Barca center-back Pique once accused Los Blancos of benefiting by at least 10 points in matches against Villarreal, Malaga, Celta Vigo...

As for Barcelona, ​​it seems like they are being oppressed by the men in black. In round 13 of La Liga, in the match against Valencia, the referee denied Messi a legitimate goal. In the recent match against Deportivo, Luis Suarez was also denied a clear goal by the referee when his shot went over the goal line.

All the rumors have been raised again after La Liga announced that the referee for the upcoming Real Madrid vs Barcelona match will be Mr. Sanchez Martinez, considered to be the one who brings "luck" to the white team. This will be the second time Mr. Sanchez Martinez has had the honor of refereeing the El Clasico. The first time this black-shirted king refereed the battle between the two teams was the second leg of the 2017 Spanish Super Cup, also at the Bernabeu. In this match, Real won 2-0 thanks to goals from Asensio and Benzema, thereby defeating Barcelona with a total score of 5-1.

This has raised doubts among Barca fans and Bernabeu spectators may receive a Christmas gift from the man in black.

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