Arsenal-Atletico referee is good omen for Gunners

Arsenal-Atletico referee is good omen for Gunners

UEFA have confirmed the refereeing team for Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg match against Atletico Madrid, coming up on Tuesday.

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UEFA have confirmed on their website that Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg match against Atletico Madrid will be refereed by an all-German officiating team.

Daniel Siebert will be the referee on the night, assisted by Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn, with Tobias Stieler as the fourth official.

Then Bastian Dankert will be on VAR, with Robert Schroder as the assistant VAR to complete the team of officials.

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Siebert has refereed both teams on three previous occasions, with Arsenal having the better of the results so far.

Atletico lost to Liverpool, drew with , and lost to during Siebert’s three matches officiating them, with the ref showing a red card in the Liverpool game and awarding a penalty to Jurgen Klopp’s side.