Hours before El Clasico, Barcelona is afraid against Real Madrid for this unusual reason

The most anticipated moment for all soccer fans has arrived. FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid this Saturday to play El Clasico, in a match that will correspond to gameweek number nine of Spanish La Liga.

Now, only about 48 hours before the game in Spain, FC Barcelona has now learned some news about the game that has made them quite afraid and uncomfortable. This is the appointment of Jesús Gil Manzano as referee of El Clasico.

But why is it bad news? With Jesús Gil Manzano as referee, FC Barcelona had 22 wins, five draws and five losses in 26 games, which represents a winning percentage of just over 61%, an average that lowers Barça's average number of victories considerably.

In addition to the enormous number of red cards received, an aspect that worries FC Barcelona is how well Real Madrid has done with Jesús Gil Manzano as referee. Not only is the percentage of victories higher, but in their last two appearances with this referee, Merengue has collected all the points, a situation that sets off all the alarms for this Saturday.

FC Barcelona's injuries:

In addition to the bad news about the referee, FC Barcelona has several sensitive injuries, such as Lewandowski, Raphinha, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Sergi Roberto, Jules Koundé...