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Just over 48 hours before the knockout stages of the Champions League between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA announced this Sunday that Björn Kuipers will referee this shock. The Dutchman represents anything but an unknown for the PSG which he has already crossed 5 times. And, good news for the capital club, it never lost when the 47-year-old was at the whistle with a record of three wins and two draws, even if one of them was ended in elimination, against Barça precisely (1-1), in the return quarter-final of the 2012-2013 edition.
Subsequently, Kuipers also officiated in the round of 16 second leg against Chelsea in 2015 (2-2). PSG had this time validated his ticket, but the official stood out by severely excluding Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the half-hour mark. In November 2018, the Batavian was again criticized for forgetting a penalty in favor of the Parisians against Napoli (1-1) in the group stage, angering Neymar who accused the referee of having “disrespected” him.
The last meeting officiated by Kuipers on the other hand only brings back good memories to PSG since it was the semi-final of the previous edition flown over against RB Leipzig (3-0). Auspicious?
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