Arsenal v Sporting referee once had a major issue with José Mourinho | OneFootball

UEFA announced this Monday, 13 April, the refereeing team appointed for the clash between Sporting and Arsenal, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. François Letexier will be the main referee for the match.

The French official will be assisted by Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. Stéphanie Frappart will be the fourth official, while the VAR team will consist of Bastian Dankert and Bram Van Driessche. This will already be the fourth time in his career that the referee has taken charge of a match involving the Lions.

The previous three encounters ended in two draws (1-1 against Juventus and Midtjylland) and a 2-0 win over Qarabag. Even so, all of those matches were in the UEFA Europa League. This will be the first time in Europe’s premier competition.

Aside from that, François Letexier was recently in the spotlight because of a controversy involving José Mourinho. The 36-year-old French referee officiated Benfica v Real Madrid in the first leg of the playoff for a place in the round of 16 and received heavy criticism from the Eagles’ coach, who was eventually sent off.

The Lions will return to action next Wednesday, 15 April, against Arsenal. The match, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Mikel Arteta’s side, will kick off at 8:00pm at the Emirates Stadium.

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