The referee who will blow the whistle next Tuesday for the historic rivalry in Montilivi with the visit of Liverpool in Girona. Match to be whistled by the French referee Benoit Bastien41 years old, and has enjoyed international status since 2014. He was promoted to the French first division in 2011 at the age of 28, becoming the youngest in the history of French refereeing. In 2017 he was appointed to organize the centenary final of the French Cup.
This is the third match played in the new edition of the Champions League where Arsenal-Shakhtar has already played with Celtic-RB Leizpig. He also called another match in the qualifying phase of the competition along with one match in the group stage of the Europa League.
This is the first time he has called Girona in Europe, although he has an extensive history with Spanish teams. Starting with the national team, which he has coached four times or Athletic Club de Bilbao, which is the Spanish club he has coached the most times with a total of three. He also coached Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Celta de Vigo and Sevilla.
He also made his Liverpool debut in Europe, where he managed Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, West Ham and Leicester in addition to the English U21 team. Also Frenchman Benoit Millot is on VAR.
Source: La Verdad
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