UEFA has sent shivers down Barcelona’s spine by appointing the referee for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atlético.
Barcelona lost the first leg 2-0 at the Camp Nou, whilst the second leg will be played at the Metropolitano Stadium next Tuesday.
UEFA has appointed French referee Clément Turpin to oversee Tuesday’s clash.
Turbin has previously overseen five of Barça’s European outings, yielding two wins, one draw and two defeats.
Yet Barça supporters will note that, whenever Turpin has taken charge of a knockout tie involving the Catalan club, they have been eliminated.
It started in the 2018 quarter-final against Roma, when Barça were beaten 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico and eliminated from the competition.
His next appearance came in the 2–1 Europa League play-off loss to Manchester United, another early exit.
That ill fortune continued in the first leg of the 2024–2025 Champions League semi-finals against Inter Milan.
That game ended 3–3, and Barcelona subsequently lost 4–3 on aggregate, once again crashing out of the competition.
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