Borussia Dortmund vs PSG: Anthony Taylor in Focus for Champions League Semi-final Clash

Off to the shower: Anthony Taylor drew the red card against Emre Can.

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If Borussia Dortmund’s aim on Wednesday night (21 pm, LIVE! on kicker) is to create the best starting position for the second leg in Paris in a week, it will Anthony Taylor stand in front of the yellow wall as the main referee.

This brings back memories: So far, the Englishman has managed four BVB games on the European stage – the last of which meant the round of 16 exit in the 2019/20 season. The face in March 2020? PSG.

The 45-year-old was a “safe and calm game director with a long leash for long stretches” at the Parc des Princes (kicker level 3) – why his red card Emre Can he did not meet in the 89th minute.

At the standard a 0:2 – The first leg was at BVB They still won 2-1 (double pack Erling Haaland) – running high emotions: Neymarwho had previously stood face to face with Can, theatrically fell to the ground after being pushed, thus prompting the Dortmund player to be sent off.

Favre finds it “almost ridiculous”

“That’s too difficult, almost stupid,” said the BVB coach Lucien Favre the red card sky – and he said: “Neymar was exaggerating.” Michael Zorc took the same line. “We know Neymar is a good actor,” he said. “He showed that today.”

PSG came under a coach Thomas Tuchel eventually he reached the final, where Bayern played in Lisbon showed the staying power (1:0). This season the French are making a new effort to finally lift the first pot.

Paris’ memories of Taylor, meanwhile, are far more recent than BVB’s: strangely, the Premier League referee was already in charge the round of 16 first leg against Barcelona (2:3) three weeks ago and picked up six yellow cards.

It was Taylor’s seventh Champions League game with PSG – and Paris’ first defeat. The French series champion had won five of the previous six, one of which ended in a draw.

Taylor started his first BVB game in 2015 1:1 at PAOK in the Europa League. This was followed by this 4-0 against Atletico and two 0-2 cases against him Between and PSG.