Makkelie’s performance in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals analyzed by X-ray, the Dutch whistler booked four players
Referee by vocation (he started at the age of 16, making his professional debut in 2005, aged 22), Danny Makkelie – UEFA’s choice for Bayern-Arsenal in the Champions League was born on 28 January 1983 in Willemstad, the capital of the Caribbean island of Curacao, constituent nation of the Netherlands. He is a policeman by profession and severity is one of his trademarks: he does not tolerate protests that are too heated and is generous with cards: in 2014 he handed out 13 cards in Ado Den Haag-Feyenoord, still an absolute record for ‘Dutch Eredivisie. In the Champions League he made his debut on 21 October 2014 (in Chelsea-Maribor). He directed the 2020 Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter (3-2 for the Andalusians) and boasts several controversial precedents with the Italian clubs but how did the Dutch whistle fare last night?
Makkelie’s history with Bayern and Arsenal
Four previous matches against Bayern Munich with four victories for the Germans (the last 2-0 against Barcelona in last year’s Champions League), two against Arsenal and in both cases the English won.
The referee cautioned 4 players
Assisted by assistants Steegstra and de Vries with Van Der Eijk IV man, Dieperink at Var and Avar Ruperti, the referee cautioned four players: four players: Laimer, White, Kimmich, Jesus. Recovery time: 1′, 4′.
Bayern-Arsenal, the slow-motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. In the 63rd minute Sané supports Guerriero who serves Kimmich who heads it into the net. Regular goal. The result could change due to the many hits at the posts, Arsenal briefly protested at the end for a penalty not given, but the action is stopped for offside and in the end Bayern-Arsenal ends 1-0 with the Germans in the semi-final. Good performance from Makkelie, always cool in making the most important decisions in a very hot race.
