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- Inseparable Marco and Benjamin Zurcher joined referee Urs Schnyder tonight
- Swiss brothers officiated Feyenoord’s 3-2 win over Girona in Champions League
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Gamers from Girona and Feyenoord this night could be left questioning how one linesman might be in two locations on the identical time.
But when that they had checked the match programme forward of the important thing Champions League conflict they’d know they had been two completely different folks – Swiss an identical twins Marco and Benjamin Zurcher.
Clearly inseparable, the pair joined referee and compatriot Urs Schnyder as assistants on the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in Girona this night because the Dutch facet earned a 3-2 win.
The siblings, each 38, work as linesmen within the Swiss Tremendous League, Swiss Problem League, the Nations League, and the Champions League and, unsurprisingly, typically come as a duo.
Standing within the tunnel forward of the match in Spain, the twins had their recreation faces on, sporting extraordinarily related expressions as they flanked Schnyder with the 2 units of gamers standing behind.
Swiss an identical twins Marco and Benjamin Zurcher joined referee Urs Schnyder as officers
Antoni Milambo’s end helped Feyenoord to a worthwhile 3-2 win over Girona tonight
The Zurchers are members of a really choose group of twins who’ve shared a soccer discipline collectively, with the De Boer brothers arguably probably the most profitable of the unique bunch.
Frank and Ronald adopted one another to a whopping 5 completely different golf equipment – Ajax, Barcelona and in addition to Qatari outfits Al-Rayyan and Al-Shama. The Dutch duo gained 33 trophies together with the Champions League.
Manchester United followers will keep in mind Fabio and Rafael da Silva – the Brazilian brothers who signed from Fluminense collectively in 2008. The an identical twins lifted the Premier League trophy with the Crimson Devils in 2009 and 2011.
On the pitch itself, Girona and Feyenoord placed on an entertaining show within the second spherical of Champions League matches.
The Zurchers are members of a really choose group of twins who’ve shared a soccer discipline, with the De Boer brothers (Ronald, left, and Frank, proper) arguably probably the most profitable
Manchester United followers will keep in mind Fabio (left) and Rafael da Silva – the Brazilian brothers who signed from Fluminense collectively in 2008
The Dutch guests clinched a 3-2 victory after Czech defender Ladislav Krejci grew to become the second Girona man to show the ball into his personal web.
The 79th minute purpose got here minutes after former United man Donny van de Beek struck an equaliser for the Spanish outfit within the 73rd minute.
David Lopez had given the house workforce the lead earlier than a Yangel Herrera personal purpose rapidly introduced the sport again to degree phrases. Antoni Milambo then put Feyenoord in entrance in the direction of the top of the opening interval.
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