On August 25, after Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the second round of La Liga, Montero, a former international referee and commentator for Mundo Deportivo, talked about the refereeing standards of the main referee, Mansano.
Montero: “Mansano was a bit slow to warm up as a referee. He made some mistakes in the first half, and he lacked a uniform standard of refereeing. For example, in the 45+5 minute, he whistled for a foul by Yamal, which I think was a non-existent foul. Mansano shouldn’t have blown the whistle.”
“Besides, the yellow card given to Lewandowski was unnecessary. In the 67th minute, when Balde was fouled, Mansano didn’t show a yellow card. These are his mistakes.”
“As for the penalty awarded to Athletic Bilbao, I think it was correct. Referee Mansano made the right decision with the help of VAR.”
“Overall, Mansano did a good job. He made many correct decisions and kept control of the game. He also gave strict warnings to the offending players. He was right to issue yellow cards to Cubasi, Bernal, Berenguer, Herrera, and Fermin.”
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