Istvan Kovacs will referee a third Champions League match this season, Tuesday November 26, after the meeting between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund (5-2), on October 22, and that between Inter Milan and Arsenal (1 -0), November 6. The 40-year-old Romanian will be on the whistle for the 5 duele day between Bayern Munich and PSG, at the Allianz Arena.
At the whistle of Barça – PSG in April
A very important poster for Luis Enrique’s players, ranked 25e place with 4 points and their backs against the wall after their defeat at the Parc des Princes against Atlético de Madrid (1-2), at the beginning of the month. Kovacs is a referee that PSG knows well, since the latter was on the whistle for two of their C1 matches last season.
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The first is a bad memory, because it concerns the Parisians’ trip to the pitch at St James’Park, on October 4, 2023, which ended in a heavy defeat against Newcastle (4-1). The second will bring balm to the hearts of the supporters of the capital club, since Kovacs had expelled Ronald Araujo during the historic success on the Barça pitch (1-4), during a magnificent quarter-final return, on April 16 .
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