The most controversial referee in Spanish football will make his less-than-triumphant return to the Spotify Camp Nou for Barcelona’s next La Liga match.
Antonio Mateu Lahoz has been designated by the Spanish Federation to take charge of Monday’s league clash between Barça and Girona at the Greatest Stadium on Earth, in what will be Lahoz’s first game back at Camp Nou since his incredible performance in the Catalan Derby between Barça and Espanyol last New Year’s Eve.
That was Barça’s first game after the World Cup and the match ended in a 1-1 draw after Marcos Alonso gave away a silly penalty late in the contest, but the overwhelming story of the game was Lahoz and his one-man show.