Massimo Busacca of Switzerland will referee Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final first leg fixture between Barcelona and Manchester United at Camp Nou.

He seems to be a strict disciplinarian. So watch out Scholesy ! He has given out 20 yellow cards and one red card. Looking up his profile reveals that he is controversial too. His mother tongue is Italian. ( which is strange considering the fact that French and German are the prominent languages in Switzerland )

Anyways here is his profile -:

Nationality: Switzerland
Role: Referee
Date of birth: 6 February 1969
Height: 180 (cm)
Weight: 72 (kg)
Referee since: 1 January 1998
First international : Northern Ireland v Bulgaria ( 2 June 2001)
Place of residence: MONTE CARASSO (Lugano – CH)
Country of residence: Switzerland
Mother language: Italian
Other languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Occupation: Managing director
General interests: Skiing, holidays
Best memory: UEFA Cup 2000: Liverpool (ENG) v Slovan Liberec (CZE); UEFA Champions League 2002 Final: Real Madrid (ESP) v Bayern Leverkusen (GER) as 4th Official; FIFA World Youth Championship Netherland 2005 semi-final: Brazil v Argentina

Courtesy : http://footballreport.blogspot.com

Got a train ticket to the ‘City of Destiny’ on 23rd. So I wont be able to watch the match. Doesn’t matter though. The 23 Mancunians will make sure we draw the match at Camp Nou.

CyA,

Sleeper