“Successful arbitration by Ortiz Arias”

As usual in the matches of the Barçaformer international referee Cesar Barrenechea Montero analyzes the referee’s performance. This is his assessment: “In an entertaining match, Ortiz Arias from Madrid, being well placed, correctly applied the law of advantage and having the same sanctioning criteria, he did so 17 times a Barça and in five to Celta. He imposed his authority, allowed security in his decisions without the protests of the players. The three yellow ones Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong and Alba were correct and also the red one to Murillo by knocking down Memphis being the last defender in a clear scoring opportunity forgetting to play the ball. The absence of controversial plays made the WAS of De Burgos Bengoetxea shouldn’t intervene. Ortiz-Arias He found himself in a game in which the good attitude of the players and the result helped him to go unnoticed”.

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