El Clasico Referee Reportedly Suspended for Being Too Close to Barcelona Players

Not that El Clasico ever fails to make the headlines, but last weekend's match at the Camp Nou appears to have had a lasting impact for one assistant referee.

Pau Norbert Cebrian Devis was not assigned to a La Liga game this round and will reportedly miss out next weekend as well after his closeness to Barcelona players was mentioned in a referees' committee report, per Cadena SER (h/t the Mirror).

The match finished all square thanks to a late Sergio Ramos header but a series of tight calls irked fans of Los Blancos in the immediate fallout.

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Zinedine Zidane's team didn't issue a formal complaint but Ramos spoke after the match:

"The referee at Camp Nou? I could say a lot of things after watching the game back a couple of times, but it wouldn't change anything. I'm going to keep out of it because I don't want to give headlines."

The result saw Madrid maintain a six-point lead over the defending champions at the top of the table.

[Mirror]