All associated with La Liga champions Barcelona have on Sunday expressed concern with the refereeing appointment for the club’s next outing.
This comes after César Soto Grado was confirmed as the official set to oversee Monday’s Catalan Derby.
Barcelona are of course primed to return to action tomorrow evening, when they make the trip to the Estadi Montilivi for a league meeting with Girona.
The fixture marks a hugely important one for the Blaugrana, who on Saturday found themselves overtaken atop the table by arch rivals Real Madrid.
As alluded to above, though, on the eve of the matchup, Barca have been given reason to worry.
As confirmed by the CTA, César Soto Grado has been selected as the man to oversee proceedings at Montilivi on Monday.
The reigning Spanish champions have long drawn issue with the standard of Soto Grado’s officiating, amid widespread accusations of bias against Barcelona.
Such exploits on the part of the referee have given rise to a record of seven wins, six defeats and three draws in the Blaugrana’s last 16 fixtures under his watch.
Conor Laird – GSFN
