Orsato will be a judge in Paris

In Paris and Madrid they already know the news: on Tuesday the Italian Daniele Orsato will whistle (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League). And his name brings back bad memories in the white parish: he was, precisely, the referee of the last two European eliminations. His whistle settled justice in the defeat of Madrid (1-2 against City) in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League and, also, in the second leg of the semifinals of the last edition (2-0 against Chelsea), and Stamford Bridge.

Total, Orsato has whistled for Real Madrid four times: the two mentioned and two victories in the group stage (8-0 against Malmo in 2015-16 and 0-1 against Galatasaray in 2019-20). Daniele, 46 years old and born in Vicenza, He has been a UEFA referee since 2010.. Before serving as a referee, he was a coach. He is considered one of the best whistles of the old continent.

Their statistics point to a game in which, moderately, he will let himself play, since he has an average of 4.25 yellow cards per game in Champions. He has refereed 40 evenings of the highest European competition and, in all of them, he has only taken red seven (five double yellows and two direct expulsions). He has awarded 11 penalties.