The Spanish referee Mateu Lahoz was chosen to whistle the final of the Champions League , which will be played between Manchester City and Chelsea next Saturday 12 in May, at a venue yet to be confirmed.
According to the UEFA announcement, the refereeing body appointed for this event will be made up of Alejandro Hernández Hernández in the VAR and Carlos del Cerro Grande as fourth official, together with Pau Cebrián Devis and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar as assistants.
💥 OFFICIAL | The @ UEFA announces the refereeing team for the Final of the @ ChampionsLeague
🏴 @ ManCity 🆚
@ ChelseaFC 🏴🙋🏻♂️ Referee : Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
📺 VAR: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández # UCL # UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/WTf4dUK3wV– The Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) May , 2019
In the attendance of the VAR will be Juan Martínez Munuera, Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain and the Polish Pawal Gil.
This is the first final of the Champions League that Mateu Lahoz will whistle, although in the final of 2019, between the Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, participated as fourth official.
Thank you UEFA for rewarding so many years of career and sacrifice. The Spanish refereeimg is fully honored. https://t.co/2LXySvrqRx
– Antonio Mateu Lahoz, ESP RSFA (@MateuLahozESP) May 12, 2021
Through From his Twitter account the referee stated, “ Thank you UEFA, for making up for so many years of career and sacrifice. The Spanish referee feels honored “.
International from 2011 and chosen to participate In the next European Championship, Mateu has refereed six Champions League games this season , including the quarter-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
With information from the EFE agency .