Aston Villa v Celtic – Referee from Germany v Scotland match has whistle tonight

The Celtic Star

·29 janvier 2025

Aston Villa v Celtic – Referee from Germany v Scotland match has whistle tonight

The experienced Clement Turpin has been named referee for tonight’s Champions League encounter between Aston Villa and Celtic…

Referee Clement Turpin gestures during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Germany and Scotland at Munich Football Arena on June 14, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic side travel south for their final Champions League phase outing in the new elongated 36-team format. Safe in the knowledge that knockout playoffs are secured, Celtic will be aiming to climb the table in order to be seeded and for Friday’s draw.

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Meanwhile, a victory for Unai Emery’s Aston Villa over the Scottish Champions would see the English Premier League side most likely finish in the top eight places and gain direct entry to the last 16.

For the match, 42 year-old whistler Clement Turpin alongside a team of French match officials will take charge of this highly-anticipated fixture.

Referee Clement Turpin during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Arsenal FC and FC Porto at Emirates Stadium on March 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Turpin, who refereed Scotland’s disastrous opening game at EURO 2024 against Germany in Munich has never refereed Celtic in his career since becoming a FIFA listed official in 2010.

The Frenchman was an additional assistant referee for Celtic’s dramatic last minute 3-2 victory versus Spartak Moscow in Russia back in 2012. Since then, the Hoops have only won once away from home in Europe’s top tier club competition in 12 years.

Despite not refereeing Celtic before, Turpin has been the man in the middle for games involving Hibs, Motherwell and theRangers. Joining Turpin on-field will be AR1 Nicolas Danos and AR2 Benjamin Pages. Romain Lissorgue has been named fourth official. Manning VAR duties is French referee Jerome Brisard and taking up the role as AVAR is Dutch official, Rob Dieperink.

Referee Clement Turpin awards a penalty to Manchester City for handball by Dayot Upamecano of FC Bayern Munich during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg match between FC Bayern München and Manchester City at Allianz Arena on April 19, 2023 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)