Makkelie, a permissive referee for Real Madrid – PSG

It’s official: Danny Makkelie, a 39-year-old Dutchman, will be a judge on Wednesday at Real Madrid-PSG (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League). UEFA has chosen a permissive referee, that he will let play: in the Champions League he has shown 3.41 yellow on average and only five red. has refereed 34 matches of the highest continental competition. He will be assisted on the wings by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The fourth referee will be Allard Lindhout; and in the VAR, Pol van Boekel will officiate (also Dutch).

Neither Real Madrid nor PSG have ever lost to him. He has never whistled at the Bernabeubut yes with Madrid as a local (in the Di Stefano): last season he did it twice, in the second leg of the round of 16 against Atalanta (3-1) and in the first leg of the semifinals, against Chelsea (1-1). However, He has been whistling for Madrid for yearsso much so that the first time was in 2011-12, first leg of the round of 16 in the field of CSKA Moscú, a match that ended in a draw (1-1). Wernbloom matched, in discount, Cristiano’s blow. That Madrid was eliminated against Bayern, on penalties, in the semifinals. A bitter night for Sergio Ramos.

easyone of the most contracted whistles of the old continent, officiated the 2019-20 Europa League final who faced Sevilla e Inter de Milan, with victory for the people from Seville (3-2). He also whistled the crossing of the Nations League Come in England and Spain in September 2018, with a victory for La Roja (1-2).