Clement Turpin to referee Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

French referee Clement Turpin, who was in charge of the 2021-22 Champions League final in Paris in which Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0, has been appointed to referee the first leg of the competition's semi-final between Real and Bayern Munich.

Turpin, 41, who has been an international since 2010, was also present for Carlo Ancelotti's side's 3-2 away win over Napoli in the group stage. In addition to those two matches, the Spanish side have always won with him on the pitch.

Also in the 2021-22 season, he was in charge of the first leg of Real Madrid's 3-1 quarter-final win over Chelsea in the quarter-finals. He was also responsible for Real Madrid-Inter in 2020-21 (3-2); Roma-Real Madrid in 2018-19 (0-2); and Real Madrid-Ludogorets in 2014-15 (4-0).

As for Bayern Munich, he has refereed them eight times. The first was in the group stage against Atletico Madrid in the 2016-17 season, a 1-0 win. He then watched the Germans draw 3-3 away to Ajax in 2018-2019.

In 2019-20, he was involved in two of Bayern's away games against English sides, a 7-2 win over Totteham in the opening round and a 3-0 win over Chelsea in the last 16. In 2020-21, he refereed again against Atletico in Madrid (1-1); in 2021-22, against RB Leipzig in the Round of 16 (7-1); and, in 2022-2023, against Inter in Milan in their group (0-2) and against Manchester City at home in the quarter-finals (1-1). The overall record is 5 wins and 3 draws.

The rest of Turpin's career includes, among others, the final of the 2020-21 Europa League between Villarreal and Manchester United; 3 matches in the 2022 World Cup, including the round of 16 between Brazil and South Korea, and 2 in the 2018 World Cup; 2 in Euro 2016 and 2 in 2020; and the fight for third and fourth place in the 2022 Club World Cup between Al-Hilal and Al Ahly.

On this occasion, he will be assisted on the sidelines by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages; with Jerome Brisard in charge of the VAR; all of them French. The fourth official will be Swiss Sandro Scharer.

 

April 27, 2024