The UEFA Referees Committee announced that Frenchman Clement Turpin will referee the 2021 UEFA Europa League final between Villarreal CF and Manchester United, to be played at Gdansk Stadium, Poland on Wednesday 26 May at 21:00 CET. Turpin has been an international referee since 2010. This season, the 38-year-old has officiated at seven UEFA Champions League matches, as well as the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second-leg match between PSV Eindhoven and Olympiacos FC. Turpin will be involved in a major UEFA club competition final for the second time, after having been fourth official for the 2018 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool FC in Kyiv, Ukraine. He is also part of the group of referees selected for UEFA Euro 2020. At this year’s UEFA Europa League final, Turpin will be assisted by compatriots Nicolas Danos and Cyril Gringore. The fourth official, Slavko Vinčić, is from Slovenia. The video assistant referee role has been assigned to François Letexier (France), and he will be aided by countrymen Jerôme Brisard and Benjamin Pages. Paulus van Boekel (Netherlands) completes the VAR line-up. (Source: UEFA)
26 May 2021
Villarreal FC – Manchester United
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
VAR: Francois Letexier (FRA)
AVAR 1: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR 2: Benjamin Pages (FRA)
AVAR 3: Paulus van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
