Deniz Aytekin withdraws from European arbitration

He was a true unknown until 2017 when he rose to fame, becoming the most hated referee in PSG’s recent history. This is the German collegiate Deniz Aytekina referee appointed by UEFA to preside over the Champions League round of 16 match between Barcelona-PSG and in which the Barça team had to come back from a 4-0 first-leg loss to the Parisian team.

The game was marked by controversy and Aitekin was the center of criticism for his decisions, especially for an apparently unsigned penalty from Mascherano to Di María. This arbitration launched Aytekin to fame, with the result of a decision from UEFA that left him in the “refrigerator” for a long time until he returned to whistle in the highest continental competition. Since then, the name of the German referee often comes first who, however, was named the best referee in the German league in 2019.

gave farewell

Well, Aytekin will not whistle in Europe. As confirmed by Mundo Deportivo, the German referee attended the course for Elite and First referees organized by UEFA at the end of July just a few weeks ago, an appointment in which the Bavarian referee took the opportunity to give a farewell speech before. the nearly sixty companions present.

The 44-year-old referee turns on July 21 officiating his last European Champions League match in the group stage where he directed the clash between Sheriff and Shaktar Donest. Two matches of the continental maximum directed by the German. Three in the case of the Europa League and another in the Conference League where he whistled the quarter-final match between Slavia Prague and Feyenoord.

His “departure” from Europe does not affect the Bundesliga where Aytekin continues for now. In fact, this past weekend was called the rivalry between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich, which progressed with Munich winning 1-6.