UEFA appoints Danny Makkelie for Nottingham Forest v Porto | OneFootball

UEFA announced, on Tuesday morning, through its official channels, that Danny Makkelie has been chosen as the referee for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final tie between Nottingham Forest and FC Porto.

The Dutchman will be joined by an all-Dutch officiating team, with Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries as assistant referees, as well as Allard Lindhout as the fourth official, for a match scheduled to kick off at 8:00 pm (mainland Portugal time) next Thursday at the City Ground. Croatia’s Ivan Bebek will be in charge of VAR, with Germany’s Soren Storks as assistant.

In the first meeting, played at the Estádio do Dragão, the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Francesco Farioli's side made the stronger start, thanks to a goal from William Gomes in the 11th minute, but the response came almost immediately through Martim Fernandes, who scored a bizarre own goal.

Danny Makkelie is, in fact, a referee who brings back bad memories for Portuguese football, since in nine matches involving Portuguese clubs, there has not been a single victory. Two of those games featured FC Porto, with defeats against AS Roma (2-1) and Liverpool (1-4) in 2019.

The 43-year-old official has also overseen three Sporting matches, with one draw and two defeats, two Benfica matches, both lost, one Sporting Braga match, also ending in defeat, and one Marítimo game, which ended in a draw. Only the national team has managed to avoid that pattern, as in six matches under his officiating, they recorded three wins, two draws and one defeat.

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