The Romanian referee István Kovács will be in charge of directing the party Barcelona against him Paris Saint Germain corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final qualifiers that will take place this Tuesday, April 16, starting at 9:00 p.m. at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuïc.
Kovács, 39 years old and international since 2010, has never refereed Barcelona in the top European competition. Yes, he did it in the Europa League, in the first leg of the playoff against Naples in the 2021-2022 season, which ended with a 1-1 draw in Barcelona.
As for PSG, he has refereed two matches in the group stage of the Champions League, the 5-0 victory against Galatasaray in 2019-2020 and the 4-1 defeat against Newcastle this season. It was the first of the five matches in which he has participated in 2023-2024, including Arsenal-Sevilla (2-0) and Inter-Atlético (1-0). Furthermore, with regard to his international career, he was appointed to the final of the 2021-2022 Conference League between Roma and Feyenoord (1-0).
Along with him as assistants will be Vasile Florin Marinescu y Ovidiu Artene; and the fourth referee will be Horatio Fesnic; all of them also Romanians. Regarding the VAR, the German will be in charge Bastian Dankert.
2024-04-14 10:50:13
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