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Who is Anthony Taylor, PSG-Barça Champions League referee?
The Englishman has overseen six games involving the Ligue 1 giants (five wins and one draw) and was one of two English referees at the 2022 World Cup.
UEFA have confirmed that Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final clash between PSG and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes will be overseen by Anthony Taylor.
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The Mancunian has overseen PSG on the European stage six times with the Ligue 1 giants yet to lose with the English official in charge winning five games (Juventus (2-1), Real Madrid (3-0), two against Borussia Dortmund (2-0 and 1-2) and Shakhtar Donetsk (2-0)) and drawing once, incidentally against Barça under his watch.
The 44-year-old has been in charge for four Barça games with the only win for the Catalan side under the guidance of Taylor coming this season in the 0-1 away win at Porto where Gavi was dismissed for two yellow cards in the final minutes of the match.
High profile
Taylor took charge of the 2023 Europa League final in Budapest as he oversaw Sevilla’s record seventh UEL title overcoming Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma in the final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out and was the man in the middle for the 2021 UEFA Nations League final between Spain and France.
The Manchester native was also one of the two English referees in action at the 2022 Qatar World Cup (along with Michael Oliver) with Taylor in charge for two group games and despite being in contention to oversee the final with The Times claiming that Taylor was unable to be chosen for the final due to the political tensions between the UK and Argentina as a result of the Falklands conflict in 1982.