Who is François Letexier, the referee for the UCL second leg between Real Madrid and Arsenal
The Frenchman has overseen Real Madrid four times in the Champions League, with a record of two wins, one draw, and one loss.
UEFA have announced all four match official for this week’s Champions League quarter final second leg games.
The Real Madrid vs Arsenal clash at the Santiago Bernabeu will be overseen by French official François Letexier with the game set to be the fifth UCL contest overseeing Real Madrid.
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The 35-year-old has overseen two wins (against Napoli and Chelsea), a draw against Manchester City in the first leg last season, and was the man in the middle late last year as Liverpool outclassed Carlo Ancelotti’s men at Anfield. Wednesday’s game at the Bernabeu will be first time he has refereed an Arsenal match.
Real Madrid will be forced to dig deep with all the talk pre-game from Madridistas is of another ‘remontada’ (epic comeback) after being humbled 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Real Madrid’s players have been urging the fans to play their role as the ‘12th man’ when the Londonders come to town on Wednesday.
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