What An Incredible Fluke XXXVII!

Barcelona are going to be mugged at Levante this evening.

Next week it is Real Madrid.

Tonight's referee is Texeira Vitienes - the man whose last 7 key match-changing decisions ie sendings off and penalties in Barca games have been against the Catalunyan side.
Fully 47% of all such decisions against Barcelona in La Liga in this window have been made by this one man!!

Dropped points would be perfect for the Madrilenos but otherwise we predict a sending off and a ban and/or that any of the Barcelona players one booking away from a ban will be cautioned (Valdez, Adriano, Dani Alves, Fabregas, Thiago are all in the squad).

Buying Bookings on the Spreads is probably a nice little earner if you are into that sort of thing...

'Tis the footballing equivalent of the tactics used by the generalissimo.

Still...
Every time there is a red card or penalty against Barca, there is virtually a 50% chance that it is Sr Vitienes blowing the whistle.

What a weird fluke!

NB A tough game, a penalty apiece, the only foul committed by any of the above was a booking (and a ban) and if you bought bookings, you will be quids in...