The Basque Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea It becomes the favorite to whistle the Copa del Rey final between Barça and Real Madrid at the Cartuja stadium on Saturday, April 26 (22 h./la 1, TV3 and Movistar +). The designation of Soto grade For him Alavés- Real Madrid rather Martínez Munuera Only 13 days of the crash, places the Basque ahead of the Riojan.
In the case of Ricardo de Burgos It is explained for several reasons. First because it is one of the best considered by the arbitration estate on the payroll of 20 referees of the highest category. And there is also the arbitral historical tendency where the grand final of Spanish football whips FIFA International that has not directed it until then and by order of veteran. And after MUNUERA MONTERO Pitase the final of last season, now it would touch By Burgos Bengoechea, who curiously also does not arbitrate in the competition from the eighth round when he directed the Almería-Leganés. If one of the two semifinals of the Super Cup, precisely the one that faced the real Madrid with the Majorca.
Three are the classics that have arbitrated From Burgos So far between them. And so far the balance has been of two victories for the Barca and one for the whites. The last one was on day 26 of the 2022-2023 season where the Catalans 2-1 won. Before the Catalans also won in the final of the Supercopa January 2023 and where the Barcelona of Xavi Hernández He won 1-3. The first goes back to the 2017- 2018 season also in the Supercopa. Then it was double game and it was the clash in the Camp Nou where the whites 1-3 won but that was marked by the expulsion of Cristiano Ronaldo and the pushing of the Portuguese to the Basque Collegiate.
This season there are very few precedents between both teams. In the case of Barcelonahe has been both duels before him Atlético de Madrid (1-2 in Barcelona and 2-4 in the Metropolitan) In addition to the win (5-1) to Seville in it Estadi Olimpic. In the case of the white team, it has not been pited so far in the League and the only precedent dates back to the semifinal cited of the Super Cup with 3-0 Blanca Victoria.
He has been in the League for more than a year to Real Madrid
On 31 occasions he has been able to the Barca team with a balance of 25 wins, a draw and five losses. The last defeat was in the league clash before Atlético de Madrid (1-2) last December in the Estadi Olimpic.
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On 25 occasions he has been whistled with a balance of 17 wins, 4 draws and four losses. To the real Madrid He has not begged in the League for more than a year. From February 1, 2024 when he whistled the 0-2 victory in Getafe. That season also whistled in Seville which ended in a tie (1-1).
The previous one dates back to May 2023 in Mestalla which was marked by racist screams against Vinicius and the expulsion after the Brazilian for the incident with Hugo Hard. It is striking but From Burgos Does not whistle in the Santiago Bernabéu For two years. It was on February 15, 2023 in the victory (4-0) before the Elche.
