Who is Gil Manzano, referee for the Real Madrid vs Barcelona 2025 Super Cup Clásico final?

Don Benito (Extremadura) will officiate the match in Jeddah, with the first national title of the year at stake.

Gil Manzano, from Extremadura, has been a leading match official in Spain's top flight since the 2012/2013 season and was added to the FIFA international roster in 2014.

Tonight's match in Jeddah will be the 40-year-old's fourth time leading a 'Clásico'.

He took charge of his first match between Madrid and Barça in October 2014, when he was appointed for Madrid's 3-1 win over Barça in LaLiga at the Bernabéu.

His second appearance in the match came in April 2021, as a late replacement for the injured Antonio Mateu Lahoz. Just like seven years earlier, he ensured a victory in the home league for 'Los Blancos', which triumphed 2-1 at the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano.

His last match in charge of a match between Madrid and Barça was at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc last season for the LaLiga matchday 11 match (23-24), with Madrid again running out winners this time with a 1-2- score.

Gil Manzano's Clásico career

Gil Manzano is one of three Spanish referees in UEFA's Elite group, alongside Sánchez Martínez and Hernández Hernández. Don Benito's man has refereed 41 Barça matches with a record of 26 wins (63%), seven draws (17%) and eight defeats (20%), 10 red cards (0.24 per match) and 101 yellow cards.

He has refereed Real Madrid 50 times with a total of 39 wins (78%), six draws (12%) and five defeats (10%), five red cards (0.10) and 93 yellow cards.

In his time overseeing Barcelona's matches, he has given red cards to players such as Messi, Suárez, Neymar, Piqué, Lewandowski and Dani Alves.

What time does Real Madrid – Barcelona start?

The Super Cup final between Real Madrid – Barcelona will be played on Sunday, January 12 at King Abdullah Sport City (Jeddah) with kick-off at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT.

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