Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers has been assigned to the Champions League clash between Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain.

It kicks off on Tuesday at 20.00 GMT at the Stadio San Paolo.

These sides drew 2-2 in Paris last month and it’s a potentially decisive head-to-head for qualification in the same group as Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade.

Kuipers is assisted by Sander van Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, additional assistant referees Dennis Higler and Pol van Boekel.

The fourth official is Charles Schaap.

Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers has been assigned to the Champions League clash between Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain.

It kicks off on Tuesday at 20.00 GMT at the Stadio San Paolo.

These sides drew 2-2 in Paris last month and it’s a potentially decisive head-to-head for qualification in the same group as Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade.

Kuipers is assisted by Sander van Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, additional assistant referees Dennis Higler and Pol van Boekel.

The fourth official is Charles Schaap.

Kuipers is a well-respected 45-year-old referee who officiated the 2018 Europa League Final between Olympique Marseille and Atletico Madrid.

This season, his only Champions League game saw Roma lose 3-0 at Real Madrid in September.

His record with Italian sides at club and international level is of five wins, 10 draws and eight defeats.

The only two previous Napoli games for Kuipers were a 3-2 home victory over Benfica in the first round of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup and 3-2 Champions League group stage loss at Bayern Munich in November 2011.

That Bayern game saw both sides go down to 10 men, as Camilo Zuniga and Holger Badstuber were sent off.

Kuipers officiated Paris Saint-Germain on three occasions and they never lost, earning a win and two draws.

However, he did send off Zlatan Ibrahimovic for violent conduct just 31 minutes into the Champions League 2-2 draw after extra time in March 2015.

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