DBasia.news – Week 14 of LaLiga there will be a meeting between Leganes and Barcelona. Uniquely, the match referee will be led by Lionel Messi’s ‘enemy’, Santiago Jaime Latre.
Barcelona will play at Butarque, the headquarters of Leganes, in the continuation of Week 14 LaLiga, Saturday (11/23) at 19.00 Western Indonesian Time. Barca currently still leads the top of the standings with 25 points, the same as Real Madrid and only separated by goal difference.
Jaime Latre will lead the fight and he has a slanted note with his burden to Lionel Messi, Barcelona captain. Barca’s record when led by Latre was actually good: 10 times played, eight wins and two draws.
However, the last time the match was led by Latre when Barcelona against Athletic Club Bilbao at Camp Nou (1-1 draw), Latre got into a debate with Messi. The camera catches La Pulga saying “You (Latre) threatened me, you threatened me, always the same with you.”
Messi protested against Latre because he was considered too biased towards Bilbao, tended to give them an advantage, and did not give a corner for Barcelona. That was not the first time Latre had a debate with Messi.
According to Sport-English records, in the 2016-17 season, when Barcelona won 2-1 over Sevilla, Messi was also given a yellow card after trying to fix the bottom of his shoes on the playing field. Latre considers Messi to be wasting time on purpose. Barca eventually appealed to the card.
It is interesting to look forward to what drama will happen when Santiago Jaime Latre meets Lionel Messi later. As for the referee, VAR (Video Assistant Referee) will be led by Mario Melero Lopez.