Referee Bengoetxea’s favourable Barcelona over Real Madrid stats surface after Real Betis clash

A head-turning round of statistics regarding the officiating of referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in fixtures featuring Spanish football’s two biggest clubs have surfaced on Saturday evening.

This comes after Barcelona emerged triumphant from a dramatic affair, at the expense of Real Betis. Hansi Flick’s rampant La Liga table-toppers made the trip to Seville a short time ago, ultimately romping to a 5-2 victory to keep alive their flawless opening to the new campaign.

The Blaugrana’s victory was not without its controversies, though, as Betis saw a stunning equaliser ruled out by VAR late in the first-half, before Facundo Bernal was shown a straight red card for a needless side headbutt towards Lamine Yamal.