UEFA has picked Italian referee Daniele Orsato to officiate the Europa League game between Barcelona and Galatasaray in Turkey on Thursday.
The 46-year-old ref was in charge when Barcelona lost heavily 3-0 to Benfica in the Champions League earlier this season.

He also officiated Barca’s 2-0 win against Celtic back in 2016.

Records show that Orsato likes to hand yellow cards to Barca players whenever he referees Blaugrana matches. He’s so far handed 7 yellow cards to Barca players in the 2 Barca games he officiated.

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