After the first battle won in Butarque, the second stop comes, this time in Zorrilla and against another direct rival who is fighting to avoid the low spots, Celta de Vigo. That match on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. will be led by the Extremaduran Jesus Gil Manzano. This 36-year-old environmental science graduate has coincided this season with Real Valladolid in the match that was played in San Mamés in the first round and ended with 1-1 against Athletic Bilbao. In that clash he showed five yellow cards, three of them for Masip, Joaquín and Salisu.
This campaign has whistled 15 games and five players have been sent off, four for a double yellow card and one for a direct red card (Laguardia del Alavés). His yellow average is precisely that, five per game. With Celta he has coincided in the current season on one occasion with a Galician defeat at Villamarín against Betis 2-1 with Celta's goal scored by Iago Aspas from a penalty.
Last campaign, that of Real Valladolid's return to First Division, Gil Manzano blew up both clashes between the Real Madrid and Real Valladolid. At the Bernabéu, Real Valladolid deserved to win the game or at least tie it, but a bizarre goal by Vinicius opened the scoring and Sergio Ramos closed it with a penalty, that is, this referee already knows what it is to give him a maximum penalty against Pucela … and not just one.
In the Zorrilla clash, Sergio's men were even closer to victory than in the first lap. In the first half the referee whistled a penalty in favor of Valladolid that Alcaraz missed. Then canceled two goals for the millimeter offside of the locals at the behest of VAR and finally awarded Anuar's goal. What could have been a very clear marker for the blanquivioleta became 1-1 (Masip's massive failure) at the break. After the resumption came the innocent Plano's penalty on Odriozola That was the beginning of the end, since the locals ended with 1-4 closing the scoreboard. Before that, Casemiro was sent off for a double yellow. It was a game that had absolutely everything.
In the match against Celta, Gil Manzano will be assisted at the VAR by Dvid Medié Jiménez.