Felix Brych Will Referee Manchester City-Real Madrid
It will be the tenth time that the German official has taken charge of a Real Madrid match in the Champions League.Felix Brych will referee the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 (Friday, 9pm CEST). This will be the tenth time that the German will referee a Real Madrid match in this competition, with the last one being last season, at the same stage against Ajax at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The first match was in the 2009/10 season, in the 1-1 draw against Milan at the San Siro in the group stage. In 2010/11, he refereed the 4-0 against Tottenham in the quarter-finals, while in the 2011/12 campaign, in the same round, he was the referee of the 3-0 away win against APOEL. In 2012/13, he oversaw the home game against Manchester United in the Round of 16, which ended 11; in 2013/14, the win in Copenhagen in the group stage (0-2); and in 2014/15, the 1-0 win against Atletico in the quarter-finals.
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The German refereed the Champions League final in 2016/17, when Real Madrid won their twelfth European Cup, against Juventus. The penultimate game that he was in charge of involving Real Madrid was the Round of 16 secon leg in the Champions League 2017/18 against PSG in the Parque de los Principes (1-2).
