UEFA has appointed the referee for this Wednesday evening's PSG/Atlético match in the Champions League and it is the famous Pole Szymon Marciniak who will be on the whistle at the Parc des Princes.
Referee of the last final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar won by Argentina against France on penalties or even of the 2023 Champions League final won by Manchester City against Inter Milan, the Pole Szymon Marciniak ( 43 years old) was appointed by UEFA to referee the PSG/Atlético Madrid match on Wednesday evening, counting for the 4th day of the C1 championship phase.
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This experienced referee, who created controversy in 2023 by participating in a far-right congress in Poland before apologizing, has already refereed PSG five times for a record of three Parisian victories (including the 4-0 against Barça in 2017 in the round of 16 first leg), a 2-1 defeat against Leipzig in 2020 with a missed penalty from Angel Di Maria and two expulsions (Gueye and Kimpembe) and a draw against Newcastle (1-1) in November 2023 with the famous controversial penalty transformed by Kylian Mbappé in added time.
Szymon Marciniak also refereed Atlético Madrid seven times on the European scene for Madrid's six victories and only one defeat against Leipzig in 2020. Considered one of the best referees in the world, the Pole does not, however, escape criticism and he It should be noted that in the 12 PSG and Atlético matches that he refereed, he whistled 8 penalties.
This season, the Pole has not yet refereed any matches in the new championship phase of the Champions League, but was on the whistle during LOSC's 2-0 victory against Slavia Prague in the Champions League play-off first leg on August 20. last. That day, he denied the Czechs two goals, the first for handball, the second for offside. Two decisions confirmed by VAR.
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