Mateu Lahoz captured the headlines this week after sending off Casillas in only the second minute of the match at Espanyol. There were a few doubts, maybe it should have been yellow as it was not obviously a clear scoring chance, maybe Callejón was in a marginal offside position when he picked up the ball before the keeper brought him down outside of the area, etc. But in general Mateu was not given too hard a time for what was a brave decision, and even Mourinho said he still liked the referee, as he let players get on with the game. Certainly he has been given top ratings by the sporting press, and Marca, who give out the "Guruceta" prize each year for the best referee, has him leading their rankings this season. (16.02.11)