UEFA has confirmed that Damir Skomina would be in charge of the final of
Europe’s elite club competition between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on June 1 in
Madrid.
The Slovenian official who is an internationally renowned
referee handled the 2017 Europa League final between Manchester United and Ajax
and the Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in 2012.
From past records,
Skomina’s emergence does not appear to favour Liverpool.
Out of five meetings
handled by the 42-year-old involving the Reds, the club won just
one.
His first game was
a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina which sent them from the Champions League group-stage
in December 2009.
He also presided
over back-to-back Europa League defeats against Beskitas in 2015’s last 32
encounters and a semi-final first leg loss to Villarreal a year later.
The match which
they have won with Skomina at the centre was against Napoli last December, a lone goal victory which booked their place in the latter stages of the competition.
Skomina’s record
also with Spurs shows no wins in their past three meetings.
Liverpool have been
given the ‘home’ dressing room at Atletico Madrid’s stadium for the game
despite being the designated away team due to security reasons.
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