A referee in history. At the whistle of the go-round dam between Manchester City and Real Madrid, at Etihad Stadium (2-3), Clément Turpin made its 53rd appearance in the Champions League. A match during which he whistled a fault in the area in favor of the Citizens on Phil Foden. This is the 29th penalty granted by the French referee in C1.
This total made Turpin the record holder of the referees who whistled the most penalties in the competition, with an high average of approximately 0.55 penalty per game. He thus ahead of his German counterpart, Felix Brych, who has 28 penalties in 69 games in the Champions League.
The first repair kick whistled by the 42-year-old French official dates back to November 4, 2014, during a match between Arsenal and Anderlecht on the sidelines of the group stage (3-3). The whistled penalty was transformed by Mikel Arteta for the Gunners. He then chained with a second in favor of the Belgians, succeeded by Anthony Vanden Borre.
What championship assessment?
The trend is different in Ligue 1. In 17 seasons on French terrains, Clément Turpin officiated 293 matches, granting 93 penalties, one all three matches. This season, he whistled 4 in 11 matches, the last in favor of Monaco against Marseille, for the 13th day of League 1. On the other hand, in the Champions League, he is 3 penalties granted in his last five Outings.
