It is the Italian referee Daniele Orsato, an old acquaintance of the Parisians, who will lead the debates this Tuesday evening (9 p.m.) during the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League between PSG and Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes.
He will officiate for the 5th time a PSG match in the Champions League.
The record is currently 3 wins and 2 losses for PSG.
It went pretty well with first of all a big victory on the lawn of Celtic Glasgow in September 2017 (5-0).
Two years later, he was on the lawn of Old Trafford, during the round of 16 first leg won against Manchester United (2-0).
Bis repeated the following year since he was again on the whistle of PSG's victory at MU (1-3) in a group stage match.
The referee of the final against Munich
On the other hand, the international referee since 2010 officiated during two memorable defeats of the Parisians.
The first dates back to the C1 final in Lisbon against Bayern Munich (1-0 defeat) in August 2020 then the second, more recent, on November 24 in Manchester City (2-1) synonymous with the loss of first place. of his group for the benefit of his opponent.
This season, the 46-year-old Italian has managed 3 other Champions League games: Wolsburg - Lille, RB Salzburg - Wolfsburg and Benfica - Barcelona.
Daniele Orsato will be assisted by his compatriots Lorenzo Manganelli and Alessandro Giallatini.