Who is Artur Dias, the referee of Real Madrid vs. Manchester City of the 2022-2023 Champions League

Real Madrid and Manchester City they meet again in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the second consecutive year. The white team arrive after winning the Copa del Rey against Osasuna, while the light blue arrive after finishing first in the Premier League.

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Who is Artur Dias, the referee of Real Madrid vs. Manchester City of the 2022-2023 Champions League

Artur Soares Dias it is a 43-year-old Portuguese referee born in Porto, directing games in the Portuguese first division since 2004/2005, when he was only 25 years old. In addition, he has been an international referee since 2010 and has won two Euro 2020 matches, two Olympic games, seven World Cup qualifiers in Europe and 28 Champions League matches in his long career.

This season he directed three games in this edition of the UEFA Champions League. Two from the group stage (Liverpool 2-1 Ajax and Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City) and one from the round of 16 (Eintracht 0-2 Napoli).

Real Madrid statistics with Artur Dias as referee

He has managed Real Madrid three times. The first in an Apoel 0-6 Real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2017-2018 season; the second was in a Real Madrid 0-3 CSKA Moscow match, in the group stage of the 2018-19 season; and the third and last was against Real Madrid 2-2 PSG in the group stage of the 2019-2020 season, the one with terrible memories for Eden Hazard as he got injured after a hard challenge from Thomas Meunier.

Manchester City statistics with Artur Dias as referee