Despite the serious mistakes made by referee Gil Manzano in the match between Real Madrid and Valencia, he will continue his career and will appear in the Europa League on Thursday.
As UEFA announced, Manzano will be part of the refereeing team for the match between Liverpool and Sparta Prague in the first leg of the round of 16 of the European League, scheduled for the EBet Stadium.
However, Manzano will not be a referee on the field or in video technology, but rather he will be a fourth referee on the touchline, with Jose Manuel Sanchez taking over the management of the upcoming match.
The Spanish arbitration committee had decided to punish Manzano with a two-match suspension due to the events of the Real Madrid-Valencia match, including depriving him of his presence as a video referee.
According to the media, Manzano is well aware that he made a mistake in the Mestalla stadium match, and accepts the suspension decision with open arms.
