Martínez Munuera will referee the Barça - Real Madrid match

Juan Martínez Munuera will officiate the upcoming El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, with Javier Iglesias Villanueva as VAR. This will be Munuera's fifth time refereeing this match, having previously overseen four games with one win for Barcelona and three for Real Madrid. His overall record includes 40 matches officiated for Barcelona and 46 for Real Madrid. Real Madrid's coach, José Mourinho, expressed dissatisfaction over the referee's name being leaked but wished him well. The club also filed a complaint against Munuera regarding a previous match, which was dismissed by the RFEF.