The Dutch referee 43 years old, Danny Makkelie, will be in charge of directing the match between Atlético de Madrid and Arsenal which will be played on Wednesday in the Metropolitan Stadium.
This local police officer by profession will meet again with Atlético de Madrid, he Spanish club for which he has refereed the most games in Europe: a total of 7…and with a quite positive balance for the team led by Diego Pablo Simeone: three wins, three draws and one loss.
He The first game he coached them was in the 2011-12 season against Stromsgodset (with a 2-1 victory) in the qualifying phase for the Europa Leaguebut the most remembered triumph is the one achieved in Anfield in 2020just before the confinement Covid-19, before him Liverpool with the Llorente’s double and Morata’s winning goal in extra time (2-3).
The The only defeat was precisely against the reds two seasons later by 2-0 on English soil in the group stage, and the most recent meeting in which they met the Dutchman was two years ago, in 2024-25, in Prague with a forceful 0-6 to Sparta.
