Curious reunion
Cucurella referee whistles Bayern against PSG
03.07.2025 – 9:14 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
A year ago, referee Anthony Taylor attracted the trouble of German fans and players with a wrong decision at the European Championship. At the club World Cup there is now a explosive reunion.
The referee for the quarterfinals of FC Bayern at the club World Cup on Saturday (6 p.m. German time) against Paris Saint-Germain. As FIFA announced, Anthony Taylor leads the Münchner crack duel with the reigning Champions League winner as an impartial.
At least for the national players in the ranks of Bavaria, who took part in the home European Championship last summer, Taylor is no stranger. The 46-year-old Briton also whistled the European Championship quarter-finals of the German team against Spain, in which he denied a clear penalty.
The explosive: The game on Saturday takes place exactly one year after the game said. Even then it was July 5th and even then the kick -off time was at 6 p.m.
After Jamal Musiala shot the ball in the extension and the 106th minute, Marc Cucurella clearly blocked him by hand and thus prevented the possible 2: 1 lead for the DFB team. Taylor had a good view of the scene, but still didn’t give the penalty. The video referee did not switch on either. Spain won the game and then became a European champion
In the meantime, the European Football Association UEFA has admitted that there was a wrong decision by the referee’s team, not a penalty in the scene in question. In an explanation to the referee, the UEFA wrote: “In this case, a defender stops the shot with his arm, which is not very close to the body, which gives him greater, which is why a penalty should have been given.”