Frank de Bleeckere returns to Anfield on Tuesday 13 months after what most considered a very harsh red card shown to former Everton defender Marco Materazzi helped Liverpool beat Inter Milan 2-0.
The Belgian official will referee the Champions League tie against Real Madrid and if Liverpool enjoy the benefit of another generous decision by De Bleeckere, the Spanish champions' task of pulling back a 1-0 first-leg deficit will surely be mission impossible.
Materazzi was shown his first yellow card for an innocuous looking clip of Fernando Torres’ heels as the Spaniard ran across his path down the right wing.
On the half-hour De Bleeckere showed the Italy international a second yellow card for another minimal-contact foul on Torres.
While a former Everton player who has left his mark, literally, on forwards around Europe would not normally expect sympathy from Liverpool fans, Anfield was stunned at his red card for two offences that many believed did not even warrant free-kicks.
The Belgian official will referee the Champions League tie against Real Madrid and if Liverpool enjoy the benefit of another generous decision by De Bleeckere, the Spanish champions' task of pulling back a 1-0 first-leg deficit will surely be mission impossible.
Materazzi was shown his first yellow card for an innocuous looking clip of Fernando Torres’ heels as the Spaniard ran across his path down the right wing.
On the half-hour De Bleeckere showed the Italy international a second yellow card for another minimal-contact foul on Torres.
While a former Everton player who has left his mark, literally, on forwards around Europe would not normally expect sympathy from Liverpool fans, Anfield was stunned at his red card for two offences that many believed did not even warrant free-kicks.
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