Referee for Bayern Munich v Sporting has a curious history with the Lions | OneFootball

Nick Walsh is the man chosen to referee Sporting's visit to Bayern Munich's home ground in the sixth round of the Champions League, announced UEFA in a statement on its official platforms on the morning of this Sunday, December 7.

The 35-year-old Scottish referee will have Francis Connor and Daniel McFarlane as assistants, while Donald Robertson will be the fourth official for the match between the Germans and the Lions. Andrew Dallas will be the VAR for this millionaire competition clash, alongside Rob Dieperink.

Nick Walsh has the particularity of never having officiated any Sporting match in his entire career, although he has already been appointed to matches involving Portuguese teams: in 2024/25, he refereed Vitória de Guimarães’ 4-1 win at St. Gallen in the Conference League, before overseeing St. Gilloise vs Braga in the Europa League, a match the Minho side lost 2-1; in the last U21 European Championship, he led the match between Portugal and Poland (5-0).

At this moment, Rui Borges’ men have 10 points in the Champions League and are in eighth place in the UEFA millionaire competition table. In the first five matches, Sporting beat Kairat (4-1), lost to Napoli (2-1), defeated Marseille (2-1), drew with Juventus (1-1), and beat Club Brugge (3-0).

The green and white emblem returns to the field next Tuesday, December 9, against Bayern Munich. The match, counting for the sixth round of the Champions League, against the team led by Vincent Kompany, will be played at 17:45 at the Allianz Arena.

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