The UEFA has announced this Tuesday the arbitration designations for the matches of its competitions and for this Thursday in the Europa League, return of the playoffs for access to the round of 16, at Sevilla the french has fallen in luck Francois Letexierwho will be in charge of directing the game of Lopetegui’s men against Dinamo de Zagreb in Croatian lands. The Frenchman will be helped by his compatriots Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni.
Letexier, only 32 years old, is considered one of the best referees in Europe, promoting at great speed and with the rank of elite category, for which he aspires, for example, to be in the Qatar World Cup. This season he has officiated in three Champions League matches and in matches with big clubs like Manchester United, who lost to Young Boys in Switzerland, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund.
In 2017 he managed Sevilla in the Youth League, the Champions in youth category. Then, the Nervionenses lost by (0-4) against Liverpool.
Letexier has been a FIFA referee since 2017 and officiated his first senior international match in March 2018 in a match between Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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