Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea will be the referee as Barcelona face Real Madrid on Sunday, March 19.
He was also the main official when the two teams played against each other in the Spanish Supercopa in January. Barca won 3-1, two yellow cards were shown to each team. He and his colleages ignored the episode when Dani Ceballos grabbed Gavi by his hair.
De Burgos Bengoetxea also officiated the Supercopa Clasico of 2017. Real Madrid won 3-1, 8 yellow cards were shown (3 to Barca players, 5 to Real Madrid's) and Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off.
Overall, here is how Barca have fared when De Burgos Bengoetxea was the match official.
- 20 wins;
- one draw;
- 4 losses;
- 53 yellow cards;
- one red card.
Real Madrid fans mostly see De Burgos Bengoetxea as unfavourable for them.
