They call him the referee of the finals, because the 42-year-old Clément Turpin, chosen by UEFA for Bayern-City, refereed, among other matches, the Euro 2021 final and the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in 2022. Three years ago he refereed the Europa League final between Villarreal and Manchester United and was even called by the Arabs to referee the final of the President’s Cup in the Emirates in 2023. A referee with great experience and enormous technical depth, a precocious talent, in 2008 he became the youngest referee in Ligue 1 and, subsequently, also the youngest to referee a Coupe de France final and thus to become a FIFA international. In his latest international release he had angered Milan with the direction of the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Romabut how did you manage last night?
Turpin’s history with Bayern and Real Madrid
Turpin, who also refereed a Champions League semi-final last year (the Inter-Milan derby), has several recent precedents with the Spaniards: this season hehe managed the Blancos in the 3-2 win over Napoli against Maradona and he refereed in the Champions League groups in Inter’s match against Real Madrid in 2020 with the foul not called on Hakimi in the goal that started Madrid’s victory. In total he had refereed the Merengues 6 times and Real Madrid had won all six matches. There were eight precedents with the Germans with 5 wins (including Inter-Bayern 0-2 in September 2022) and three draws.
The referee cautioned 4 players
Assisted by his compatriot assistants Danos and Pages, with the Swiss Sandro Schärer as the fourth man, at Var Brisard and Avar Delajod, the referee warned four players: Mazraoui, Kroos, Kim, Vazquez.
Bayern-Real, the slow-motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. In the 56th minute Muller frees Musiala who enters the area and is hit by Vazquez, no doubt for Turpin. Correct penalty. In the 82nd minute the penalty this time goes to Real Madrid: Vinicius extends for Rodrygo, who is knocked down in the area by Kim who gets the yellow. At 92′ rIschia Grosso Camavingawho hits Gnabry in the area: Turpin does not concede the penalty.
For Cesari there were both penalties
Graziano Cesari provides clarity. The former Genoese referee on Canale 5 focuses above all on the two penalties awarded and says: “Turpin’s refereeing was of the highest quality. We saw some good plays but he also contributed. He whistled two penalties, the first in the 56th minute for Bayern. I like to underline the referee’s position in the action: perpendicular, he sees very well and the protests are eliminated. You notice the movement of Musiala’s knee and he sees it very well because he is there. And so deciding is very easy: it is the result of skill, concentration and great preparation athletics. And even in the second penalty the reading of the action is perfect: he indicates the penalty with his right arm and holds it because it is safe. And no one goes to protest. Kim does something that a central defender should never do…”.
Then the Mediaset expert also applauds the disciplinary measures: “I’ll show you this action in the 44th minute with Mazraoui’s foul on Bellingham for which Real wanted a red card, it wasn’t a clear scoring opportunity, just the yellow as it is it’s the one for Kroos for an intervention from behind afterwards. But look at the referee’s attitude, he is not aggressive, he arrives slowly, impassively as if to say: I have to warn you. He never changed his attitude during the match, he always had a friendly approach with the players, which is why no one on the pitch ever protested in Bayern-Real Madrid.”
