Bayern Munich (a): Match Officials Confirmed

The match officials have now been confirmed for the EUFA Champions League Quarter-Final second-leg tie between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday 17th April (20:00), live on TNT Sports 2.

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands).
Assistant Referee: Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands).
Assistant Referee: Jan de Vries (Netherlands).
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands).
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink (Netherlands).
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti (Netherlands).
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (Italy).
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu (Turkey).

This will be the fifth time he has been the man in the middle for a match involving Bayern Munich and the third time for a match involving Arsenal.

His most recent match involving Wednesday night’s hosts was their 2-0 win at home against Barcelona in the Champions League last season, which saw him give just three yellow cards, including bookings for Joshua Kimmich and Marcel Sabitzer.

You have to go back to the 2018/19 season for his last match involving Arsenal, which was the 4-2 win away at Valencia in the Champions League. He Showed five yellow cards on that occasion, including booking sfor Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette, and a booking for former Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista.

Danny Makkelie oversaw a total of 41 matches last season, most of which were in the Dutch Eredivisie. He brandished 154 yellow cards (3.76) in those matches and 6 red cards. He was most card-happy in the Eredivisie encounter between Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven when he showed 9 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Makkelie has been the man with the whistle on 30 occasions so far this season, showing 106 yellow cards (3.53) and 5 red cards. He brandished 11 yellow cards in the Euro 2024 Qualifier between Hungary and Montenegro.

Sources: UEFA and Soccerbase.