The referee who will blow the whistle this coming Wednesday for the first leg of the match is already known. FC Barcelona he is new Paris Saint-Germain at the stadium Princes Park. A match marked by great tension after yesterday’s statement by the French ultras against the Barça club and the alleged favor of the refereeing.
And the onus is on the British referee Anthony Taylor 45 year old who has been playing in the Premier League since 2010 and has been international since 2013.
He is one of the best referees in the English league in addition to UEFA and FIFA. In fact, he was the referee for the last Europa League final in which Sevilla were champions against José Mourinho’s Roma and was previously appointed by FIFA for the Club World Cup final in between real Madrid and Al Hilal in February 2023 which ended in a white victory.
He was one of the referees who also attended the last World Cup in Qatar where he refereed two games in the group stage. He was the referee of the famous Nations League final where Spain lost to France due to Kilian Mbappé’s controversial goal.
Taylor is synonymous with Spanish success
This season, English is synonymous with success for Spanish football. He has whistled three matches in the Champions League so far, and all against Spanish teams. Starting from Barcelona who whistled a 0-1 win at Port. But he also whistled Real Sociedad – Benfica (3-1) and the Feyenoord-Atlético de Madrid (1-3). But this is also the second time he has whistled in this rivalry as he did so in the round of 16 of 2021 when the Blaugranas drew 1-1 and that meant the Blaugranas were eliminated.
PSG have never lost to the Englishman
It was the fifth time he whistled for the Blaugranas with a balance of victory against Port, two draws and one loss. This happened in October 2022 when they fell in the group stage 0-2 with Bayern Munich.
This is the seventh time he has scored against the French and they are still undefeated against the English. The balance is five wins and one draw. His last whistle was in September 2022 at his stadium and in a 2-1 victory over Juventus. The tie was definitely against the Barça team. It’s on VAR David Coote.
Source: La Verdad
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