Sporting-Arsenal ref oversaw Lions thrashing English champions | OneFootball

UEFA announced this Sunday, April 5, the officiating team appointed for the clash between Sporting and Arsenal, corresponding to the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Daniel Siebert will be the main referee for the match.

The German official will be assisted by Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. Daniel Schlager will be the fourth official, while the VAR team will consist of Bastian Dankert and Soren Storks. This will already be the fourth time in his career that the referee has taken charge of a Sporting match.

The previous three encounters resulted in two draws (1-1 against Atalanta and Juventus, the latter in the league phase of the current Champions League edition) and one win (a commanding 4-1 victory over Manchester City at Alvalade).

The Alvalade club is therefore chasing a historic place in the semi-finals of Europe’s top club competition and, in doing so, to become the first Portuguese team to reach this stage since the 2003/04 season.

The green-and-white side will return to action next Tuesday, April 7, against Arsenal. The match, counting for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against the team managed by Mikel Arteta, will be played at the José Alvalade Stadium at 8:00 pm. .

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