Jan 14, 2026
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El Clasico determines the first title of the season in Spanish football
Who is the referee for the Barcelona-Real Madrid 2026 Spanish Super Cup final?
El Clásico determines the first title of the season in Spanish football
How much is the main of the super cup 2026?
Alfredo Relaño speaks loud and clear about the image of Real Madrid in the match against Atlético: "No one believes it anymore"
Siro López, in the words of Cholo Simeone to Vinicius: "He is rude and a provocateur in the book"
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Login in front of the organization and the Saudi public. Another year of the desired match: Barcelona - Real Madrid.A new El Clasico decides the 2026 Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah this Sunday (20:00, Movistar Plus+).
A priori, it is presented as one of the most unequal Barça-Madrid of recent times, due to the poor form of Xabi Alonso's team, which defeated Atlético de Madrid in the semi-finals without signs of improvement in their game.
But the white looks stronger than the red and white and that's how they got a ticket to the final, the fourth consecutive Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Real Madrid, with back-to-back titles for each of them.Statistics say that it will be the Madridistas' turn now... but Flick's students start as favourites.
The magnifying glass will be on Lamin Yamal or Vinicius, plus José Luis Munuer Montero, the referee of the second season of the Clasico.It should be noted that his appointment took place before the start of the semi-finals (and was publicly announced by the RFFEF).
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🟨🟥 These are the teams of referees who will be responsible for directing the three games in Jeddah.
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The third classic for the universe
Muniro Monteiro, 42, a native of Jena, will referee his third game in Jeddah between Real Madrid and Barcelona.He is the referee with the highest international guarantee since 2019, in his 10th consecutive season in the first division.
The history of the Clásico led by Munuera is balanced: one victory for the Whites and the other for the Azulgranas.Madrid's victory came in that very competition, the Spanish Super Cup, in 2022, the only time Barça and Madrid met in the semi-finals on Saudi soil.The game went into extra time, where Madrid won 2-3 thanks to a goal from Fede Valverde.This could not happen on Sunday as extra time has been abolished since the 2025 edition.This means that in the event of a draw, penalties would be imposed immediately after the 90 minutes.
The second and last precedent to date was in March 2023, the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu which ended with a 0–1 result for Barca, although Madrid recovered from the first leg with a superb 0–4 draw at the Campground.
The "fuck you" and "fuck you" controversy
However, as always in Real Madrid, Munuela Montero also has a past controversy associated with the white team. Eleven months ago, in February 2025, the Andalusian removed Bellingham in a match between Osasuna and Real Madrid. According to his version, the English player told him to "ignore", but the Madrid "5" said that the word used was "foki pa".
Bellingham has been suspended for two games for disrespectful and abusive language towards the referee and has been subjected to insults and threats from player Jane and his family.It has also been circulated on social media that there may be a conflict of interest between his duties as a referee and other personal or professional projects outside of football.
The federation, through the Department of Legal Compliance, ruled that Munuera's business activities did not constitute a conflict of interest after an investigation by an arbitrator that lasted only a few hours.
However, all of the brawling prompted the referee to openly interfere with El Partidazo in Cadena COPE."We have vested interests. I have abusive nephews, nine abused brothers, a 90-year-old father who goes to mass... How can we show the cruelty we say in a newspaper? Control the violence or spread it through all media? Why create this kind of port that I don't believe in?" he denied on radio.
A good shot for Raíllo and a goal by Ferran Torres
After this game, Munuera Montero played again with Real Madrid this season.In particular, the white victory in Getafe and the youngest game with two dismissals for the Bordalás team: Nyom and Álex Sancris.In addition, this season he had a game against Barça which, surprisingly, also caused two red cards to his opponent.
The man from Jaén was the referee for the Mallorca - Barcelona match on the opening day of the championship.A match without controversy, when Ferran Torres conceded when Raíllo, Mallorca's central defender, lay on the grass after receiving a heavy impact from the ball.
The technical committee of the reference, which launched an initiative to analyze and interpret the controversial play through its social network, described as a mistake that the hit by Railo Munueira was not blocked.Now they meet Barça again with a different atmosphere in the stands held in Saudi Arabia, but surely many spotlights will once again be placed on the referee of the match.
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