He was only a substitute at the World Cup in Qatar, but has now been rewarded by UEFA with a delegation for the most exciting match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. István Kovacs will judge the match “Liverpool” – “Real”.

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István Kovacs will judge the match “Liverpool” – “Real”.

At the age of 38, Kovacs will referee the super match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the first match at Anfield.

Assistants Vasile Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene will help the Romanian. Horatio Fesnich will be the fourth referee, while Massimiliano Irrati and Marco Guida will be in the VAR room, according to UEFA’s official website.

The match between the Cormorants and the Galacticos will take place on Tuesday, February 21, from 22:00. You can follow the game in LiveBlog on HotNews.ro and live on Digisport, Orange Sport and Prima Sport.

Currently, they played in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League

Milan – Tottenham 1-0

PSG – Bayern Munich 0-1

Brugge – Benfica 0-2

Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea 1-0

They will take place on Tuesday

*From 22:00

Liverpool – Real Madrid

Frankfurt – Naples

They will play on Wednesday

*From 22:00

Leipzig – Manchester City

Inter – FC Porto.

Matches where Istvan Kovac was delegated as a reserve referee at the 2022 World Cup:

Qatar – Ecuador 0-2

Uruguay – South Korea 0-0

Argentina – Mexico 2-0

Spain – Germany 1-1

Ecuador – Senegal 1-2

Saudi Arabia – Mexico 1-2

Croatia – Belgium 0-0

Portugal – Switzerland 6-1