There is no more important or eagerly anticipated football event than the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/champions-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UEFA Champions League</a> Final. The 2023 edition’s championship game will be played at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.



On one side are <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-city" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manchester City</a> who are aiming for a historic treble crown this season. They have already won the Premier League trophy and the FA Cup, so this is their last chance for a major honor. Since the Sky Blues have never taken first place in this competition before, this may be an entirely new experience for them.



Meanwhile, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter</a> are an unexpected addition to the final match. The Nerazzurri benefited more from the draw than the opposing team did, although they were able to win several favorable matches. The Italians, who finished third in Serie A this season, have won three UCLs so far in the past.



<h2>Who will officiate Manchester City vs Inter?</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><div><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="572" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20230609_BUS_7816_Referee-Szymon-Marciniak-1024x572.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=572" alt="Referee Szymon Marciniak" class="wp-image-7811" srcset="https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/Referee-Szymon-Marciniak-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/Referee-Szymon-Marciniak-300x168.jpg 300w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/Referee-Szymon-Marciniak-768x429.jpg 768w, https://bolavip-us.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/Referee-Szymon-Marciniak.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure></div><figcaption>Referee Szymon Marciniak</figcaption></figure>



The 2023 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter will be officiated by <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/szymon-marciniak" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Szymon Marciniak</a> of Poland. The UCL has seen him officiate eight times so far this season.



After acting as a fourth official in the 2018 Final, he will be taking the whistle for the first time this year. The 42-year-old also served as a referee for last year’s FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, which was played between Argentina and France.



After allegations surfaced that the referee had participated in a networking event hosted by a far-right politician, UEFA launched an investigation into the matter. Nonetheless, once Marciniak apologized for his involvement in the event linked to an extreme-right organization, he was allowed to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/uefa-make-final-decision-szymon-marciniaks-fate-as-champions-league-final-referee-decided-20230602-BUS-5887.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">continue with his duties</a> as the referee for the Champions League final.



Marciniak will have countrymen Pawe Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz working with him. The fourth member of the team is the Romanian Istvan Kovacs. Tomasz Kwiatkowski, also from Poland, will serve as the video assistant referee with fellow Pole Bartosz Frankowski and German official Marco Fritz.

Who will be the referee for Manchester City-Inter in the 2023 Champions League final? - Bolavip US

Who will be the referee for Manchester City-Inter in the 2023 Champions League final?

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The last game of the 2022-23 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/champions-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UEFA Champions League</a> season will be played on Saturday, June 10, at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. The final of the 67th European Cup will feature a match between <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/manchester-city" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manchester City</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/inter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Inter</a>.



This is the first time that the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/manchester-city-vs-inter-date-time-and-tv-channel-to-watch-2022-2023-uefa-champions-league-final-free-in-the-us-20230517-BUS-1713.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two sides will meet in a championship match</a>. The Englishmen knocked off the defending champions Real Madrid to secure a spot in the grand final, while the Nerazzurri advanced by beating city rivals Milan in the Semi-Finals.



After Liverpool’s penalty shootout victory over the Rossoneri in the 2004-05 championship match, the Istanbul stadium will have hosted two major finals for UEFA competitions. At halftime, the Reds were down 3-0, but they staged one of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/teams-with-most-uefa-champions-league-final-appearances-of-all-time-20201028-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">most incredible comebacks in European football history</a> by scoring three unanswered goals and winning the game on penalties.



<h2>Will Szymon Marciniak remain UEFA Champions League Final referee?</h2>



It has been officially decided that <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Szymon-Marciniak-World-Cup-final-referee-slams-France-for-allegations-against-him-20221223-0020.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Szymon Marciniak</a> would officiate the Champions League Final. As soon as he arrived at the Everest business conference in Katowice on May 29th, there were demands for him to be removed.



Slawomir Mentzen, a far-right politician who has used the phrase, “We stand against Jews, gays, abortion, taxation, and the European Union”, was responsible for organizing the event. UEFA was the first to recognize that he could be replaced. However, the European football’s governing body released a statement on Friday saying the Pole had apologized for attending the event.


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Marciniak also released his own statement in which he apologized, “I want to express my deepest apologies for my involvement and any distress or harm it may have caused. Upon reflection and further investigation, it has become evident that I was gravely misled and completely unaware of the true nature and affiliations of the event in question.”

UEFA make final decision: Szymon Marciniak's fate as Champions League Final referee decided - Bolavip US

UEFA make final decision: Szymon Marciniak's fate as Champions League Final referee decided

<a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Who-is-Szymon-Marciniak-the-referee-of-Argentina-vs-France-for-the-Qatar-2022-Final-20221215-0018.html" target="_blank">Szymon Marciniak</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;Poland stole part of the show in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Qatar-2022-What-kind-of-sanctions-did-Salt-Bae-get-for-breaking-FIFA-rules-at-World-Cup-Final-20221222-0018.html" target="_blank">Qatar 2022 World Cup</a>&nbsp;final between&nbsp;<a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Qatar-2022-Why-was-Sergio-Aguero-given-a-WorldCup-winners-medal-for-Argentina-20221222-0006.html" target="_blank">Argentina</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;France&nbsp;at Lusail Stadium. The 41-year old made a lot of controversial calls which impacted the outcome of the game and that's why thousands of <a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/soccer/France-Fans-sign-desperate-petition-to-replay-World-Cup-final-20221223-0015.html" target="_blank">French fans</a>&nbsp;are even asking for the match&nbsp;to be repeated.&nbsp; 
Szymon Marciniak was&nbsp;the first Polish referee ever in charge of the tournament's final. He became international in 2011 and this was&nbsp;his second&nbsp;World Cup&nbsp;experience. Furthermore, Marciniak has refereed in the&nbsp;UEFA Euro, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and the&nbsp;UEFA Super Cup. 
Considering his perfomance in the <a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/qatar2022/Paulo-Dybala-reveals-Emiliano-Martinezs-key-tip-in-2022-World-Cup-final-shootout-20221221-0039.html" target="_blank">Qatar 2022 World Cup</a> final, the attacks just kept coming against Szymon Marciniak and the referee just had enough. The referee spoke for the first time since that epic game and had a very polemic answer for <a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/soccer/Karim-Benzema-breaks-ties-with-former-French-teammates-with-latest-Instagram-move-20221223-0016.html" target="_blank">France</a> and their fans.&nbsp; 
<h2>What did referee&nbsp;Szymon Marciniak say after&nbsp;the World Cup final?</h2> 
One of the calls which triggered anger throughout France was the goal by <a href="https:\/\/bolavip.com/en/soccer/Report-PSG-to-forbid-Messi-from-particular-World-Cup-celebration-to-protect-Mbappe-20221222-0019.html" target="_blank">Lionel Messi</a> during extra time for the 3-2. When Messi shot, many players from the bench of Argentina where on the field. According to the rules, that situation might have been enough for the referee to invalidate the play. 
However,&nbsp;Szymon Marciniak answered to France claiming that one of the goals scored by Kylian Mbappe was exactly the same situation. The World Cup final referee had very strong words for those who have criticized his performance during the match claiming that he favored Argentina.&nbsp; 
"What was the impact of the players who came of the bench and enter the field? To invalidate the goal, it should have affected the game itself. The French didn't mention the photo where we can see there are seven players on the field when Mbappe scored." Marciniak said all this while he was holding his cell phone with the image of the play according to a report from TVP Sport. 
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