FC Porto and Sporting already know the referees for the matches of the sixth round of the Champions League – UEFA Champions League

Frenchman Clement Turpin will officiate the FC Porto Atlético de Madrid match, and Italian Davide Massa will manage Ajax Sporting, in the sixth and final round of the Champions League group stage, UEFA announced on Sunday.

Turpin will be the referee for the match at Estádio do Dragão, crucial in deciding who will accompany Liverpool to qualify for the Round of 16, with compatriots Nicolas Danos and Cyril Grengauer as assistants, while fellow Frenchman Jerome Brisard will be the VAR (Video Assistant Referee). ).

The French referee, who was in the European League final last season (Villarreal’s victory over Manchester United), had already directed a match for Porto in this edition of the Champions League, at the AC Milan stadium, on November 3, which ended in a 1-1 draw. .

In Amsterdam, in a match between two teams who have already qualified for the knockout stage, Massa will be assisted by Italians Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo, while his compatriot Paolo Valeri will play the role of VAR.

Porto occupies second place in Group B, the last to reach the round of 16 of the Champions, with five points, one point ahead of AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, all of which are far from Liverpool, the outstanding leader, with “complete” victories and won 15 Point.

In the third group, the total balance of the Portuguese champion Sporting is nine points, and he has already guaranteed that he will occupy second place behind Ajax, who has 15 points, while Borussia Dortmund is third with six points, and Besiktas occupies the fourth and last places. , still without registration.