The 37-year-old Romanian referee led Manchester City-Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.
Real Madrid will visit Klopp’s Liverpool on Tuesday looking for the knockout round of the Champions League. And if every detail counts when thinking about who will go through the round, it’s worth knowing the referee of the match: Romanian Istvan Kovacs.
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Who is Istvan Kovacs, referee of Liverpool vs. Real Madrid from the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2022-23 Champions League?
István Kovacs will be responsible for delivering justice in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at Anfield. He already refereed for Ancelotti’s men in the same competition last season: in the first leg of the semi-final against Manchester City, a game that the English won 4-3.
Kovacs also led another Spanish team in the last Champions League: He won 2-1 against Lille at Sevilla in the group stage. And this course he was in charge of Bruges 2-0 Atlético de Madrid. Born in Romania 37 years agohas refereed internationally since 2010, but will direct in Liverpool his fourteenth game in the Champions League.
In this edition of the Club World Cup, Flamengo – Al Hilal refereed in the semi-finals. At Anfield he will be joined by his compatriots Vasile Florin Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene. At the wheel of the VAR, on the other hand, are the Italians Massimiliano Irrati and Marco Guida.
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