Tottenham host Milan at home in the Champions League this week knowing they have a 1-0 deficit to overcome and, as ever, the referee will be a key figure on the pitch.
There has, of course, been a bit of a history of feisty encounters between these two sides, with former Spurs coach Joe Jordan and ex-Milan midfield star Gennaro Gattuso almost coming to blows.
We are probably not expecting anything like that this time around, but who will be the referee charged with controlling it if there is?
Who is the referee for Tottenham vs Milan?
Clement Turpin (FRA) will take charge of the Tottenham vs Milan second leg in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The prominent French referee has been listed by FIFA since 2010 and has been the man in the middle for some major contests throughout his career. Turpin has refereed at two World Cups and two European Championships, and was in charge of the 2021 Europa League final as well as the 2022 Champions League final.
The 40-year-old has taken charge of 542 games in his career, 257 of which were Ligue 1 bouts and 40 were Champions League fixtures.
Clement Turpin record in Tottenham games
Turpin has taken charge of just three Tottenham games in his career, with Spurs winning just once. Their sole victory arrived during the 2017/18 group stage when they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park.
The Frenchman oversaw their late defeat in their 2018/19 group stage opener at Inter Milan, during which he booked Michel Vorn, Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen, before taking charge of the infamous 7-2 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich a season later.
The north London side were 4-1 down when Turpin handed Tottenham a penalty which Harry Kane converted, with the French referee handing out yellow cards to Kane and Tanguy Ndombele amid their beatdown.
Clement Turpin Tottenham record
Games: 3
Tottenham wins: 1
Draws: 0
Defeats: 2
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 0
Penalties awarded: 1
Clement Turpin record in Milan games
Wednesday night will be just the third time Turpin has overseen a Milan game.
He first officiated a Rossoneri fixture in 2018 when they took on Arsenal in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie which the Gunners won 2-0 at San Siro.
The first Milan Champions League game Turpin took charge of came in 2021 as the Rossoneri took on Porto. The spoils were shared with the Frenchman booking Fikayo Tomori.
Clement Turpin Milan record
Games: 2
Milan wins: 0
Draws: 1
Defeats: 1
Yellow Cards: 1
Red Cards: 0
Penalties awarded: 0
Who is the VAR for Tottenham vs Milan?
Alejandro Hernandez (ESP) will be on VAR duty on Wednesday night. As a referee, Hernandez has never taken charge of any Tottenham or Milan fixture.
Source : 90min