The referee who will blow the whistle at the premiere of the game is already known. real Madrid in the Champions League, in their match against Leipzig. It’s about Bosnian Irfan Peljto 39 years old. International since 2015, and part of the elite group of European arbitration. This is the fourth match to go to the whistle this season in the Champions League. Among them is the rivalry in the group stage of two of the white team’s rivals. This is the clash between Unión Berlin and Napoli. Before that, the Atlético de Madrid group also whistled a duel between Feyenoord and Glasgow Celtic.
The last precedent was with a Spanish club in the victory of Shaktar Donest against Fútbol Club Barcelona 1-0. This is the debut of the Serbian referee in Europe with a white club. In addition to Barcelona, has has has has has been done, the Old Continent has only coached Sevilla in the Old Continent as well as the Espanyol U19 and Atlético de Madrid U19 teams.
In the VOR room you will be accompanied by Paul Van Boekel. The Dutchman does not have a fond memory in Spanish football as he burst onto the scene on October 4, 2022 when fellow referee Dennis Hingler missed Dumfries’ hand in the Inter Milan-FC Barcelona Champions League match. The decision that Van Boekel was not correct from VAR. That hand that stopped Ansu Fati at the finish. However, he is considered one of the best VAR referees in Europe and the world.
Source: La Verdad
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