PSG hosts Bayern at the Parc des Princes this Tuesday in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League. A poster which will be led by Swiss referee Sandro Schärer, an experienced official who recently appeared at the whistle for the UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atalanta or during the 2025 Nations League final between Portugal and Spain.
For the Parisians, Sandro Schärer is not associated with a bad memory since the person concerned was master of the debates this season during the large victory of Luis Enrique’s men over Atalanta Bergamo, in the league phase (4-0). On the other hand, two other French clubs cannot say the same…
OL, first of all, remember their Europa League quarter-final second leg lost at Old Trafford last season to the benefit of Manchester United thus qualified (5-4). A high-tension match which saw the Swiss referee send off Corentin Tolisso just before extra time. With the consequences that we know.
A “lack of impartiality” denounced
Last year, it was also and above all the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League between Lille and Dortmund which turned into controversy. The success of the BvB in the North (1-2), synonymous with elimination for the Mastiffs, had indeed been badly received by the president of LOSC Olivier Létang, who had denounced “ lack of impartiality » by Sandro Schärer.
“ When the referee was appointed and I saw that he was Swiss-German, I found it special. At halftime, he spoke with the Dortmund players exclusively in German “, said the Lille boss in the mixed zone, calling for the opening of a disciplinary file by UEFA. Without official follow-up.
