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The match officials have now been confirmed for the UEFA Champions League tie between Arsenal and FC Poroto at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 12th March (20:00), live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
Referee: Clément Turpin (France).
Assistant Referee: Nicolas Danos (France).
Assistant Referee: Erwan Finjean (France).
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet (France).
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France).
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (France).
This will be the fifth time he has been the man in the middle for a match involving Arsenal and the fifth time for a match involving FC Porto.
His most recent match involving The Gunners was the 3-1 win at home against Valencia in the Europa League back in May 2019. He showed just 2 yellow cards, both of which to the away side (Mouctar Diakhaby and Dani Parejo).
His most recent match involving the visitors was their 3-1 defeat at home against Athletic Madrid in the Champions League back in December 2021. He brandished 4 yellow cards and 3 red cards, including bookings for Pepe, Otavio, Mehdi Taremi, and a red card for Wendell.
Clément Turpin oversaw a total of 35 matches last season, showing 106 yellow cards (3.03) and 8 red cards. He was just a little card-happy in the Champions League encounter between Bayern Munich and Manchester City when he showed 10 yellow cards,
Turpin has been the man with the whistle on 19 occasions so far this season, showing 67 yellow cards (3.53) and 6 red cards. He has shown 7 yellow cards and 1 red card on two occasions, both of which were in Ligue 1: Rennis 1-2 Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Stade Brest.
Sources: UEFA and Soccerbase.
