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Barcelona vs. Inter: Everything you need to know about referee Turpin for semi-final 1st leg

April 30, 2025

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Barcelona vs. Inter: Everything you need to know about referee Turpin for semi-final 1st leg

WROCLAW, POLAND – MARCH 26: Milan and Roma Referee Clement Turpin of France looks on during the UEFA EURO 2024 Play-Offs final match between Ukraine and Iceland at Tarczynski Arena on March 26, 2024 in Wroclaw, Poland. (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz/Getty Images)

Clement Turpin will be the referee for the Champions League semi-final first leg between Barcelona and Inter on Wednesday night. Here is everything you need to know about the French official, his team and his history in matches involving Barca and the Nerazzurri.

Who will referee Barcelona-Inter?

Turpin will be joined by assistant referees Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages, fourth official Francois Letexier and VARs Jerome Brisard and Willy Delajod at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

The Frenchman has taken charge of 16 Ligue 1 matches this season, one in Ligue 2, six in the Champions League, plus an extra one in the qualifying round, three in the Europa League, two in the Conference League, two in the Coupe de France and three international matches.

Of Turpin’s matches in the Champions League this season, he has taken charge of two games involving Italian sides (Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal and Juventus 2-0 Manchester City), and two matches involving Spanish sides (Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid and Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico).

TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 11: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus speaks to referee Clement Turpin during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between Juventus and Manchester City at Juventus Stadium on December 11, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) — TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 11: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus speaks to referee Clement Turpin during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between Juventus and Manchester City at Juventus Stadium on December 11, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Turpin record against Barcelona and Inter

Turpin has officiated in five games involving Inter over the course of his career: The second leg of the Champions League semi-final win over Milan in 2022-23, a 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the group stage of the same season, a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in 2020-21, a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in 2018-19 and a 2-0 loss to Hadjuk Split in the Europa League all the way back in 2012-13.

Referee for Juventus vs Manchester City Turpin in Inter vs Milan — MILAN, ITALY – MAY 16: Referee, Clement Turpin confronts Olivier Giroud of AC Milan during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 16, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Turpin has taken charge of four games involving Barcelona in his career to date: a 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the Europa League in 2022-23, a 1-0 Champions League win over Dynamo Kyiv in 2021-22, a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in 2019-20 and the memorable 3-0 loss to Roma in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in 2017-18.