Michael Oliver, referee of the controversial Madrid-Juve, will whistle Barça-Slavia

Published:3/11/2019 - 19:34h

Updated:3/11/2019 - 19:34h

Michael Oliver will be the referee in charge of whistling FC Barcelona-Slavia Prague on Tuesday at 7 pm. The Englishman has never beaten the Barcelona team and is known, above all, for having called the Madrid-Juve Champions League years ago

The UEFA already has announced the referees that pitarán this next day of Champions League. In key Barça, the groins Michael Oliver will be the attendant to direct the meeting against the Slavia Prague of this Tuesday. The Barcelona play against the Czechs to the 19:00 hours the corresponding party to the fourth day of League of Champions.

It will be the first time that Oliver direct to the FC Barcelona in his career. Neither it has arbitrated never to the Slavia, with what will be a day of premières for him. The referee has a wide experience in Premier League, where carries arbitrating from the 2010. Has only 34 years, with what is very young for the quantity of time that carries in the elite.

It was the youngest referee of the history in directing a crash in the Premier and in Europe also is doing a name. In Spain, knows him especially for having been the attendant of pitar the turn between the Real Madrid and the Juventus of Turín of does several campaigns. The party had a lot of controversy, although all concentrated in the penalti that the English pitó in the last minutes.

The Madrid was near to remain out of the Champions and Oliver saw penalti in a push on Lucas Vázquez when the Galician had to finish. The contact existed, although many thought that it was not sufficient for pitar maximum penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo marked the penalti in a played in which Buffon was expelled for protesting.

This Tuesday there will be so much controversy with almost total security, since it does not leave to be a simple party of phase of groups. The Barça, for the moment, has not had any episode stood out in this Champions regarding the arbitration and expects to follow like this in his meeting against the Slavia.

The Barça has to win to the Czechs

The culés have to pose the party against the Czechs like a final, because partly it is it. A defeat would approach to Dortmund and Inter, and would cause that the Barcelona had to play the classification to eighth with both in the last two days. The victory is necessary and, after the gone, where the barcelonistas deserved lose, alone voucher play well and give him a joy to the fans.